Between Foucault and Derrida - Softcover

Yubraj Aryal; Vernon W. Cisney; Nicolae Morar; Christopher Penfield

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748697713 ISBN 13: 9780748697717

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Jacques Derrida and Michel 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, an argument between the two thinkers about the idea of madness in Descartes' Meditations. The first half of the book reproduces the central articles plus an important piece by Jean-Marie Beyssade and a letter Foucault wrote to Beyssade in response both these pieces available for the first time in English translation. In the second half of the book, four essays 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.

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About the Author

Yubraj Aryal is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Montreal and Visiting Scholar at New York University. Vernon W. Cisney Vernon W. Cisney is a visiting assistant professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College. Nicolae Morar is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Environmental Studies and an Associate Member with the Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Oregon.Christopher Penfield is Postdoctoral Scholar in Philosophy at Purdue University.

From the Back Cover

'This book is a careful analysis of the wide-ranging implications of this most unusual of encounters.' Elizabeth Grosz, Duke University 'These outstanding essays by leading scholars open up productive new ways of reading the Derrida-Foucault debate. This is an essential collection for all those interested in this epochal exchange between two of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers.' Paul Patton, University of New South Wales Derrida and Foucault are without question two of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth 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 of that debate. It also contains - for the first time in English translation - an important piece by Jean-Marie Beyssade along with a letter written by Foucault in reply. In addition, 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. Yubraj Aryal is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Montreal and Visiting Scholar at New York University. Vernon W. Cisney is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College. Nicolae Morar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at University of Oregon. Christopher Penfield recently received his PhD in Philosophy from Purdue University. Front cover images: Derrida (c) Raphael Gaillarde/Getty Images and Foucault (c) APF/Getty Images Back cover images: tbc Cover design: Richard Budd [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN [PPC: ] 978-0-7486-9769-4 [PB: ] 978-0-7486-9771-7 Barcode

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748697713
• ISBN 13: 9780748697717
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Yubraj Aryal, Vernon W. Cisney, Nicolae Morar, Christopher Penfield