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The Politics of Exodus: Soren Kierkegaard's Ethics of Responsibility
Mark Dooley
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Description for The Politics of Exodus: Soren Kierkegaard's Ethics of Responsibility
hardcover. This title offers an interpretation of Kierkegaard as a precursor of the ethical and political insights of Jacques Derrida. It argues that the affiliations between the two run much deeper than previously suggested. It seeks to show how postmodern and political Kierkegaard's "religious" ideas are. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
In The Politics of Exodus, Mark Dooley offers a lively interpretation of Kierkegaard as a precursor of the ethical and political insights of Jacques Derrida. While many connections have been forged in recent years between these two quintessentially "Continental" figures, Dooley's book argues that these affiliations run much deeper than any previous commentators have suggested. Indeed, his most controversial claim is that Kierkegaard is anything but a proponent of asocial individualism, but is one whose writings bear witness to the notion of an "open quasi-community" which has driven much of Derrida's work over the past decade. In vigorously challenging conventional ... Read more
In The Politics of Exodus, Mark Dooley offers a lively interpretation of Kierkegaard as a precursor of the ethical and political insights of Jacques Derrida. While many connections have been forged in recent years between these two quintessentially "Continental" figures, Dooley's book argues that these affiliations run much deeper than any previous commentators have suggested. Indeed, his most controversial claim is that Kierkegaard is anything but a proponent of asocial individualism, but is one whose writings bear witness to the notion of an "open quasi-community" which has driven much of Derrida's work over the past decade. In vigorously challenging conventional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823221240
SKU
V9780823221240
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About Mark Dooley
Mark Dooley is Newman Scholar in Theology at the University College Dublin.
Reviews for The Politics of Exodus: Soren Kierkegaard's Ethics of Responsibility
"Dooley finely modulates the negative contributions of irony and counter-interpretation with the positive tasks of building selves and community." -Religious Studies Review