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Learning to Live Finally: The Last Interview (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Learning to Live FinallyWith death looming, Jacques Derrida, the world's most famous philosopher, known as the father of "deconstruction," sat down with journalist Jean Birnbaum of the French daily "Le Monde." They revisited his life's work and his impending death in a long, surprisingly accessible, and moving final interview. Sometimes called "obscure" and branded "abstruse" by his critics, the Derrida found in this bo...
Full description- Publisher: Melville House Publishing
- Published: 06 December 2011
- Format: Paperback 95 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Western Philosophy, From C 1900 - | Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism
- ISBN 13: 9781612190945 ISBN 10: 1612190944
- Sales rank: 254,692
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Full description for Learning to Live Finally
With death looming, Jacques Derrida, the world's most famous philosopher, known as the father of "deconstruction," sat down with journalist Jean Birnbaum of the French daily "Le Monde." They revisited his life's work and his impending death in a long, surprisingly accessible, and moving final interview. Sometimes called "obscure" and branded "abstruse" by his critics, the Derrida found in this book is open and engaging, reflecting on a long career challenging important tenets of European philosophy from Plato to Marx. The contemporary meaning of Derrida's work is also examined, including a discussion of his many political activities. But, as Derrida says, "To philosophize is to learn to die"; as such, this philosophical discussion turns to the realities of his imminent death--including life with a fatal cancer. In the end, this interview remains a touching final look at a long and distinguished career.
