Deconstruction as Analytic Philosophy

"Wheeler not only builds a bridge between continental and analytic philosophy; he also traces a useful tow path between philosophy and literary theory."--The Comparatist
"This is the best job of analytic-Continental bridgebuilding I have come across. Wheeler presents Davidson and Derrida, very convincingly, as two philosophers who have common enemies and are aiming at the same targets. His lucid and carefully argued book is full of original thinking, ingenious analogies, and spirited polemic." --Richard Rorty, Stanford University

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.

Additional text

"Wheeler not only builds a bridge between continental and analytic philosophy; he also traces a useful tow path between philosophy and literary theory."

Product details

• Authors: Wheeler Samuel, Samuel Wheeler, Samuel C Wheeler, Samuel C. Wheeler
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2000
• EAN: 9780804737531
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-3753-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 433 g
• Series: Cultural Memory in the Present; Cultural Memory in the Present
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works