Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity: Essays on Derrida, Levinas & Contemporary French Thought

Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity: Essays on Derrida, Levinas & Contemporary French Thought - Paperback

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Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity: Essays on Derrida, Levinas & Contemporary French Thought - Paperback

Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity: Essays on Derrida, Levinas & Contemporary French Thought - Paperback

by Simon Critchley
$19.95
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Book Overview

In Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity, Simon Critchley takes up three questions at the centre of contemporary theoretical debate: What is ethical experience? What can be said of the subject who has this experience? What, if any, is the relation of ethical experience to politics? Through spirited confrontations with major thinkers, such as Lacan, Nancy, Rorty, and, in particular, Levinas and Derrida, Critchley finds answers in a nuanced "ethics of finitude" and defends the political possibilities of deconstruction. Democracy, economics, friendship, and technology are all considered anew in Critchley's bold excursions on the meaning and value of recent French philosophy.
ISBN9781844673513
Author Simon Critchley
PublisherVerso
GenrePhilosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages316
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Simon Critchley

Simon Critchley is a philosopher and writer. He was born to a working-class family and participated in Britain's emerging Punk scene after intentionally failing his school exams. He later enrolled in the University of Essex where he studied philosophy. He has written over twenty books, including works of philosophy and books on Shakespeare, Greek philosophy, David Bowie, football, suicide, and many other subjects. He currently serves as the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School in New York.

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