Counterpath; Traveling With Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida; Catherine Malabou; David Wills

ISBN 10: 0804740410 / ISBN 13: 9780804740418

Published by Stanford University Press, 2004

Trade paperback. Binding is firm, spine is uncreased. Tiny speck of coffee droplet on page edge. Seller Inventory # 009695

Synopsis:

Counterpath is a collaborative work by Catherine Malabou and Jacques Derrida that answers to the gamble inherent in the idea of "travelling with" the philosopher of deconstruction. Malabou's readerly text of quotations and commentary demonstrates how Derrida's work, while appearing to be anything but a travelogue, is nevertheless replete with references to geographical and topographical locations, and functions as a kind of counter-Odyssey through meaning, theorizing, and thematizing notions of arrival, drifting, derivation, and catastrophe. In fact, by going straight to the heart of the Derridean idea of "spacing," she finally makes it seem as though Derrida has never written about anything but travel. Malabou's text is punctuated by a series of postcards received by Derrida from destinations such as Istanbul and Porto, Laguna Beach and Athens, which are inspired by his reading of her evolving discussion. Writing in a familiar and unguarded manner, as if he were "on vacation" from his own writing, Derrida still remains totally faithful to that work and invites the reader to reflect on much of what haunts his texts as well as his daily life, questions of distance and death, the relation to the other, and exile..

About the Author: Catherine Malabou is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-Nanterre. Her other works include L'Avenir de Hegel (forthcoming) and the edited volume La Plasticite (2000). Jacques Derrida was Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Professor of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine. Among his many works published in English are Who's Afraid of Philosophy? Right to Philosophy 1 (Stanford, 2002), Negotiations (Stanford, 2002), and Without Alibi (Stanford, 2002).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Counterpath; Traveling With Jacques Derrida
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition