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Samir Haddad - Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy - 9780253008367 - V9780253008367
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Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy

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Description for Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy Hardback. Develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 431.

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida's well-known idea of "democracy to come" into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality, justice, normativity, violence, friendship, birth, and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Continental Thought
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253008367
SKU
V9780253008367
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About Samir Haddad
Samir Haddad is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University.

Reviews for Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy
[A] highly valuable, probing, and critical discussion of normativity in relation to democratic inheritance. For those interested in deconstructive ethics and politics, this is an indispensable book.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy is an excellent book, advancing an original, thoughtprovoking thesis about one of the most important ideas in the later Derrida's political ... Read more

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