Deconstruction as Analytic Philosophy

In this collection of essays Samuel Wheeler discusses Derrida and other "deconstructive" thinkers from the perspective of an analytic philosopher willing to treat deconstruction as philosophy, taking it seriously enough to look for and analyze its arguments. The essays focus on the theory of meaning, truth, interpretation, metaphor, and the relationship of language to the world. Wheeler links the thought of Derrida to that of Davidson and argues for close affinities among Derrida, Quine, de Man, and Wittgenstein. He also demonstrates the propinquity of Plato and Derrida and shows that New Criticism shares deconstruction's conception of language. Of the twelve essays in the collection, four are published here for the first time.
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About the author

Samuel C. Wheeler III is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut.

Summary

These twelve essays treat the thought of "deconstructive" philosophers from the perspective of analytic philosophy and relate the works of such thinkers as Davidson, Quine, and Wittgenstein to the writings of Derrida and de Man.

Product details

• Authors: Wheeler Samuel, Samuel Wheeler, Samuel C Wheeler, Samuel C. Wheeler
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780804737524
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-3752-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 238 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Series: Cultural Memory in the Present; Cultural Memory in the Present
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works