Jacques Derrida: A Biography

Jason Powell

ISBN 10: 0826494498 / ISBN 13: 9780826494498

Published by Continuum, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jacques Derrida: A Biography
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826494498
• ISBN 13: 9780826494498
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

At the time of his death in 2004, Jacques Derrida was arguably the most influential and the most controversial thinker in contemporary philosophy. Deconstruction, the movement that he founded, has received as much criticism as admiration and provoked one of the most contentious philosophical debates of the twentieth century. Jacques Derrida: A Biography offers for the first time a complete biographical overview of this important philosopher, drawing on Derrida's own accounts of his life as well as the narratives of friends and colleagues. Powell explores Derrida's early life in Algeria, his higher education in Paris and his development as a thinker. Jacques Derrida: A Biography provides an essential and engaging account of this major philosopher's remarkable life and work.

About the Author

Jason Powell has a PhD in philosophy and is the author of Jacques Derrida: A Biography and Heidegger's Contributions to Philosophy. He has served with the British Army in Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo and now works as a freelance writer.