Jacques Derrida: Opening Lines
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Overview
In Jacques Derrida: Opening Lines, Marian Hobson gives us a thorough and elegant analysis of this controversial and seminal contemporary thinker. Looking closely at the language and the construction of some of Derrida's philosophy, Hobson suggests the way he writes, indeed the fact he writes in another language, affects how he can be understood by English speakers.This superb study on the question of language will make illuminating reading for anyone studying or engaged with Derrida's philosophy.
Synopsis
In Jacques Derrida: Opening Lines, Marian Hobson gives us a thorough and elegant analysis of this controversial and seminal contemporary thinker. Looking closely at the language and the construction of some of Derrida's philosophy, Hobson suggests the way he writes, indeed the fact he writes in another language, affects how he can be understood by English speakers.
This superb study on the question of language will make illuminating reading for anyone studying or engaged with Derrida's philosophy.
Booknews
Offers an elegant analysis of this controversial and seminal thinker. Looks closely at the language and construction of some of Derrida's philosophy, and suggests that the way he writes, indeed the fact that he writes in another language, affects how he can be understood by English speakers. Discusses his syntax and patterns between the empirical and the transcendental, then looks at his lexemes, the repetition of circuits of argument in his texts, and how his writing develops a brand of consistency by the way arguments relate to each other. Hobson is professor of French at the University of London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)