The Gift of Death, Second Edition & Literature in Secret

The Gift of Death, Second Edition & Literature in Secret (Religion and Postmodernism)

The Gift of Death, Jacques Derridaâ€™s most sustained consideration of religion, explores questions first introduced in his book Given Time about the limits of the rational and responsible that one reaches in granting or accepting death, whether by sacrifice, murder, execution, or suicide. Derrida analyzes Czech philosopher Jan Patockaâ€™s Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History and develops and compares his ideas to the works of Heidegger, LÃ©vinas, and Kierkegaard. One of Derridaâ€™s major works, The Gift of Death resonates with much of his earlier writing, and this highly anticipated second edition is greatly enhanced by David Willsâ€™s updated translation.
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This new edition also features the first-ever English translation of Derridaâ€™sÂ Literature in Secret. In it, Derrida continues his discussion of the sacrifice of Isaac, which leads to bracing meditations on secrecy, forgiveness, literature, and democracy. He also offers a reading of Kafkaâ€™s Letter to His Father and uses the story of the flood in GenesisÂ as anÂ embarkation pointÂ for a consideration of divine sovereignty.
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â€œAn important contribution to the critical study of ethics that commends itself to philosophers, social scientists, scholars of religion . . . [and those] made curious by the controversy that so often attends Derrida.â€â€”Booklist, on the first edition
Country USA
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226142777
ReleaseDate 2008-04-01

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780226142777
ReleaseDate	2008-04-01

The Gift of Death, Second Edition & Literature in Secret (Religion and Postmodernism)

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