Derrida and the inheritance of democracy / Samir Haddad.

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Haddad, Samir

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in Continental thoughtPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0253008433
9780253008435

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

320.092 23

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B2430.D484 H325 2013

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Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Derrida's Legacies; 1: The Structure of Aporia; 2: Derridean Inheritance; 3: Inheriting Democracy to Come; 4: Questioning Normativity; 5: Politics of Friendship as Democratic Inheritance; 6: Inheriting Birth; Conclusion: Inheriting Derrida's Legacies; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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