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Learning to Live Finally: The Last Interview (Paperback)
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|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 book ...
Full description- Publisher: Melville House Publishing
- Published: 01 May 2007
- Format: Paperback 96 pages
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- Categories: Western Philosophy, From C 1900 - | Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism
- ISBN 13: 9781933633190 ISBN 10: 1933633190
- Sales rank: 359,956
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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.
