Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy
Author | : Samir Haddad |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2013-05-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253008435 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253008433 |
Rating | : 4/5 (433 Downloads) |
Download or read book Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy written by Samir Haddad and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida's well-known idea of "democracy to come" into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality, justice, normativity, violence, friendship, birth, and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings.