ABSTRACT
One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth-century, Jacques Derrida’s ideas on deconstruction have had a lasting impact on philosophy, literature and cultural studies.
Jacques Derrida: Basic Writings is the first anthology to present his most important philosophical writings and is an indispensable resource for all students and readers of his work. Barry Stocker’s clear and helpful introductions set each reading in context, making the volume an ideal companion for those coming to Derrida’s writings for the first time. The selections themselves range from his most infamous works including Speech and Phenomena and Writing and Difference to lesser known discussion on aesthetics, ethics and politics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|58 pages
Metaphysics
chapter 1|29 pages
‘Exergue’ and ‘the End of the Book and the Beginning of Writing’
part II|52 pages
Language and meaning
chapter 4|30 pages
‘Signature Event Context’
part III|46 pages
Consciousness
chapter 5|20 pages
‘The Supplement of Origin’
chapter 6|24 pages
‘Form and Meaning: A Note on the Phenomenology of Language’
part IV|54 pages
Epistemology
chapter 7|27 pages
‘Introduction to the Origin of Geometry’
chapter 8|25 pages
‘Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences’
part V|61 pages
Ethics
chapter 10|31 pages
‘Oligarchies: Naming, Enumerating, Counting’
part VI|56 pages
Politics
chapter 11|25 pages
‘Onto-Theology of National-Humanism (Prolegomena to a Hypothesis)’
chapter 12|29 pages
‘The Laws of Reflection: Nelson Mandela, in Admiration’ (1986)
part VII|69 pages
Literature and aesthetics