Overview
Who Was Jacques Derrida? is the first intellectual biography of Derrida, the first full-scale appraisal of his career, his influence, and his philosophical roots. It is also the first attempt to define his crucial importance as the ambassador of ""theory,"" the phenomenon that has had a profound influence on academic life in the humanities. Mikics lucidly and sensitively describes for the general reader Derrida's deep connection to his Jewish roots. He succinctly defines his vision of philosophy as a discipline that resists psychology. While pointing out the flaws of that vision and Derrida’s betrayal of his most adamantly expounded beliefs, Mikics ultimately concludes that “Derrida was neither so brilliantly right nor so badly wrong as his enthusiasts and critics, respectively, claimed.""
Full Product Details
Author: David Mikics
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9780300168112
ISBN 10: 030016811
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 26 October 2010
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'An absorbing and extremely useful contribution both to literary studies and to general questions of the sociology of knowledge' John Hollander, Yale University 'Mikics' pathfinding book is the first study to make a response... This is a serious attempt to understand Derrida.' Martin McQuillan, Times Higher Education 'David Mikics provides a lucid, polemical intellectual biography of the French philosopher... In the end, Who Was Jacques Derrida? will not close the account on Derrida. Through his clarity and commitments, Mikics has opened the books once again.' David Kaufmann, Tablet 'Delightfully compact and insightful book.' Stav Sherez, Catholic Herald
"""'An absorbing and extremely useful contribution both to literary studies and to general questions of the sociology of knowledge' John Hollander, Yale University 'Mikics' pathfinding book is the first study to make a response... This is a serious attempt to understand Derrida.' Martin McQuillan, Times Higher Education 'David Mikics provides a lucid, polemical intellectual biography of the French philosopher... In the end, Who Was Jacques Derrida? will not close the account on Derrida. Through his clarity and commitments, Mikics has opened the books once again.' David Kaufmann, Tablet 'Delightfully compact and insightful book.' Stav Sherez, Catholic Herald"""
Author Information
David Mikics is professor of english at the University of Houston. He published his last book, A New Handbook of Literary Terms, with Yale University Press.
