Derrida for Beginners

Informationen zum Autor Jim Powell lives in Santa Barbara, California where he enjoys surfing, writing, playing piano, and painting. His other books include Mandalas: The Dynamics of Vedic Symbolism, Energy and Eros, The Tao of Symbolism, Eastern Philosophy For Beginners, Derrida For Beginners , and Postmodernism For Beginners. Jim has a Master's Degree in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Sanskrit and Indology. His thesis was on Vedic mythology. He also holds a Master's Degree in English Literature and wrote a thesis on Mark Twain's relationship with the Mississippi River.. Klappentext Derrida is one of those annoying geniuses you can take a class on, read half-a-dozen books by and still have no idea what he' s talking about. Derrida' s ' writing' is definitely confusing (it' s like he' s pulling the rug out from under the rug that he pulled out from under philosophy). But beneath the confusion, like the heartbeat of a bird in your hand, you can feel Derrida' s electric genius. It draws you to it; you want to understand it" but it' s so confusing. Jim Powell' s Derrida For Beginners is the clearest explanation of Derrida and deconstruction presently available in our solar system. Powell guides us through blindingly obscure texts like Grammatology (Derrida' s deconstruction of Saussure, Lé vi Strauss, Roussseau), " Diffé rance" (his essay on language and life), Dissemination (his dismantling of Plato, his rap on Mallarmé ), along with his other masterpieces.

Product details

• Authors: Vanda Howell, Jim Powell, Jim (Jim Powell) Powell
• Assisted by: Van Howell (Illustration), Van (Van Howell) Howell (Illustration), Vanda Howell (Illustration)
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2008
• EAN: 9781934389119
• ISBN: 978-1-934389-11-9
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Series: For Beginners; For Beginners; For Beginners (For Beginners)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day