| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) |
| Contents |
The history of madness debate. Cogito and the history of madness / Jacques Derrida ; My body, this paper, this fire / Michel Foucault ; 'But such people are insane' : on a disputed passage from the first meditation / Jean-Marie Beyssade ; A return to Descartes' first meditation / Michel Foucault ; Deconstruction, care of the self, spirituality : putting Foucault and Derrida to the test / Edward McGushin -- The end of reason. The history of historicity : the critique of reason in Foucault (and Derrida) / Amy Allen ; The end of man : Foucault, Derrida and the auto-bio-graphical / Ellen T. Armour -- The voice. 'Murmurs' and 'calls' : the significance of voice in the political reason of Foucault and Derrida / Fred Evans ; 'Let others be ends in themselves' : the convergence between Foucault's Parrhesia and Derrida's Teleiopoesis / Leonard Lawlor -- The placeless place. The aporia and the problem / Paul Rekret ; The folded unthought and the irreducibly unthinkable : singularity, multiplicity and materiality, in and between Foucault and Derrida / Arkady Plotnitsky -- Crisis, life and death. Living and dying with Foucault and Derrida : the question of biopower / Jeffrey T. Nealon ; Philosophy on trial : the crisis of deciding between Foucault and Derrida / Peter Gratton |
| Summary |
Explores the biographical, historical and philosophical connections between Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. Between Foucault and Derrida explores the notorious Cogito debate and includes: the central articles, an important piece by Jean-Marie Beyssade, along with a letter Foucault wrote to Beyssade in response - both these pieces available for the first time in English translation. In the second part of the book, 10 essays written by some of the most well-known scholars working in contemporary continental philosophy address the various philosophical intersections and divergences of these two profoundly important thinkers. Key Features. The first collection of the central essays involved in the Cogito debate between Foucault and Derrida Includes the first English translations of Jean-Marie Beyssade's important 1973 article on the debate and Foucault's letter in response Some of the best-known scholars working in continental philosophy today examine where Foucault and Derrida converge and diverge, and how they ultimately shaped each other's projects Contributors. Amy Allen, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA. Ellen Armour, Vanderbilt Divinity School, Tennessee, USA. Yubraj Aryal, University of Montreal, Canada and New York University, USA. Jean-Marie Beyssade, University of Paris IV, France. Vernon W. Cisney, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, USA. Fred Evans, Duquesne University, Pennsylvania, USA. Peter Gratton, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Leonard Lawlor, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA. Edward McGushin, Stonehill College, Massachusetts, USA. Nicolae Morar, University of Oregon, Oregon, USA. Jeff Nealon, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA. Christopher Penfield, Purdue University, Indiana, USA. Arkady Plotnitsky, Purdue University, Indiana, USA. Paul Rekret, Richmond, The American International University in London, UK. Alan Schrift, Grinnell College, Iowa, USA. Derrida and Foucault are unquestionably two of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Both share a similar motivation to challenge our fundamental structures of meaning - in texts, political structures, and epistemic and discursive practices - in order to inspire new ways of thinking. Between Foucault and Derrida explores the notorious Cogito debate and includes: the central articles, an important piece by Jean-Marie Beyssade, along with a letter Foucault wrote to Beyssade in response - both these pieces available for the first time in English translation. In the second part of the book, 10 essays written by some of the most well-known scholars working in contemporary continental philosophy address the various philosophical intersections and divergences of these two profoundly important thinkers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed August 10, 2018) |
| Subject |
Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
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Derrida, Jacques.
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| SUBJECT |
Derrida, Jacques fast |
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Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 fast |
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Philosophy, French -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, Modern.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Philosophy, French
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Philosophy, Modern
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aryal, Yubraj, editor.
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Cisney, Vernon W., editor.
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Morar, Nicolae, 1979- editor.
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Penfield, Christopher, editor.
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| LC no. |
2017288210 |
| ISBN |
9780748697700 |
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0748697705 |
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9780748697724 |
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0748697721 |
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