Overview
Jacques Derrida's writings often embed the key themes of deconstruction in a notion of the thing. The Event of the Thing is the most complete examination to date of Derrida's understanding of thinghood and its crucial role in psychoanalysis, ethics, literary theory, aesthetics, and Marxism. Arguing that the thing, as a figure of otherness, destabilizes the metaphysical edifice it underlies, Michael Marder reveals the contributions it makes to critiques of humanism and idealism. Subsequently, the new realism that emerges from deconstruction holds the possibility of an event that problematizes all attempts to objectify the thing. An illuminating analysis of Derrida and phenomenology, The Event of the Thing is an innovative and compelling study of a crucial aspect of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Marder
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.450kg
ISBN: 9780802098924
ISBN 10: 0802098924
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 17 January 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'The Event of the Thing by Michael Marder is probably one of the most comprehensive and integrative readings of Derrida's oeuvre to date ? Marder's confident and elegant prose reveals an original style, distinctly different from Derrida's and yet just as carefully performative and rhythmic.' -- Roy Ben-Shai Telos
‘The Event of the Thing by Michael Marder is probably one of the most comprehensive and integrative readings of Derrida’s oeuvre to date … Marder’s confident and elegant prose reveals an original style, distinctly different from Derrida’s and yet just as carefully performative and rhythmic.’ - Roy Ben-Shai Telos
'The Event of the Thing by Michael Marder is probably one of the most comprehensive and integrative readings of Derrida's oeuvre to date ... Marder's confident and elegant prose reveals an original style, distinctly different from Derrida's and yet just as carefully performative and rhythmic.' -- Roy Ben-Shai Telos
'The Event of the Thing by Michael Marder is probably one of the most comprehensive and integrative readings of Derrida's oeuvre to date ... Marder's confident and elegant prose reveals an original style, distinctly different from Derrida's and yet just as carefully performative and rhythmic.' -- Roy Ben-Shai Telos
Author Information
Michael Marder is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at Duquesne University.
