Derrida and Antiquity

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-954554-4
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 420 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 721 g

Reihe: Classical Presences

Brings together a number of unusual and novel perspectives on Derrida
Presents a fascinatingly complex view of Derrida's use of classical antiquity
Includes a previously untranslated essay by Derrida, 'We Other Greeks'

Written by Derrida scholars, philosophers, and classicists, Derrida and Antiquity analyses a dialogue with the ancient world in the work of one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Through an analysis of Derrida's work it explores the relationship between modern philosophy and Plato, the role ancient concepts of democracy have played in modern political debates, and the place of antiquity in contemporary discussions about Europe, as well as investigating the influence that deconstruction has had on the study of classical literature, ancient philosophy, and early religion. The volume is prefaced by a previously untranslated essay by Derrida, 'We Other Greeks'.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of classics, philosophy, French literature, critical theory, structuralism and poststructuralism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leonard, Miriam

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Dekonstruktivismus, Strukturalismus, Poststrukturalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Miriam Leonard: Introduction: 'Today, on the Eve of Platonism'
Jacques Derrida, translated by Pascale-Anne Brault Michael Naas: 'We Other Greeks'
I. Derrida and the Classical Tradition
1: Michael Naas: Earmarks: Derrida's Reinvention of Philosophical Writing in 'Plato's Pharmacy'
2: Erin O'Connell: Derrida and Presocratic Philosophy
3: Stephen Gersh: Negative Theology and Conversion: Derrida's Neoplatonic Compulsions
II. Antiquity and Modernity
4: Miriam Leonard: Derrida between Greek and Jew
5: Daniel Orrells: Derrida's Impression of Gradiva: Archive Fever and Antiquity
III. A Politics of Antiquity
6: Rachel Bowlby: Derrida's Dying Oedipus
7: Andrew Benjamin: Possible Returns: Deconstruction and the Placing of Greek Philosophy
8: Bruce Rosenstock: Derrida Polutropos: Philosophy as Nostos
IV. The Question of Literature
9: Duncan Kennedy: Aristotle's Metaphor
10: Mark Vessey: Writing before Literature: Derrida's Confessions and the Latin Christian World
V. Platonic Bodies
11: Paul Allen Miller: The Platonic Remainder: Khora and the Corpus Platonicum
12: Ika Willis: Eros in the Age of Technical Reproductibility: Socrates, Plato and the Erotics of Filiation

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Miriam Leonard, Lecturer in Greek Literature and its Reception, University College London

Contributors:
Andrew Benjamin, University of Technology, Sydney
Rachel Bowlby, University College London
Jacques Derrida
Stephen Gersh, University of Notre Dame
Duncan Kennedy, University of Bristol
Miriam Leonard, University College London
Paul Allen Miller, University of South Carolina
Michael Naas, De Paul University
Pascale-Anne Brault Michael Naas
Erin O'Connell, University of Utah
Daniel Orrells, University of Warwick
Bruce Rosenstock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark Vessey, University of British Columbia
Ika Willis, University of Bristol