The event of the thing
Derrida's post-deconstructive realism
by Michael Marder
"Jacques Derrida's writings often embed the key themes of deconstruction in a notion of the thing. The Event of the Thing is the most complete examination to date of Derrida's understanding of thinghood and its crucial role in psychoanalysis, ethics, literary theory, aesthetics, and Marxism." "Arguing that the thing, as a figure of otherness, destabilizes the metaphysical edifice it underlies, Michael Marder reveals the contributions it makes to critiques of humanism and idealism. Subsequently, the new realism that emerges from deconstruction holds the possibility of an event that problematizes all attempts to objectify the thing. An illuminating analysis of Derrida and phenomenology, The Event of the Thing is an innovative and compelling study of a crucial aspect of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers."--Jacket.
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The event of the thing: Derrida's post-deconstructive realism
2009, University of Toronto Press
in English and French
0802098924 9780802098924
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-184) and index.
Includes some text in French.
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