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Who Was Jacques Derrida?

An Intellectual Biography

By (author) David Mikics
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Yale University Press, United States
Published: 26th Oct 2010
Dimensions: w 140mm h 210mm d 17mm
Weight: 366g
ISBN-10: 030016811X
ISBN-13: 9780300168112
Barcode No: 9780300168112
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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."

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"'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"