Foucault/derrida Fifty Years Later - The Futures of Genealogy, Deconstruction, and Politics

Early in their careers, Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida argued over madness, reason, and history in an exchange that profoundly influenced continental philosophy and critical theory. This collection traces this exchange in debates over the possibilities of genealogy and deconstruction, approaches to philosophy, and the role of the archive.

Summary

Early in their careers, Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida argued over madness, reason, and history in an exchange that profoundly influenced continental philosophy and critical theory. This collection traces this exchange in debates over the possibilities of genealogy and deconstruction, approaches to philosophy, and the role of the archive.

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• Authors: Olivia Deutscher Custer
• Assisted by: Olivia Custer (Editor), Penelope Deutscher (Editor), Deutscher Penelope (Editor), Samir Haddad (Editor), Haddad Samir (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2016
• EAN: 9780231171953
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17195-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: New Directions in Critical Theory; New Directions in Critical The; New Directions in Critical Theory
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800