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W. W. Norton & Company (2006), Edition: 1, Paperback, 144 pages
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Penelope Deutscher discusses extracts from the full range of Derrida's work, including Of Grammatology, Dissemination, Limited Inc, The Other Heading: Reflections on Europe, Monolinguism of the Other, Given Time, and Force of Law
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I have read some late Derrida, so I picked up this book to help me with his early work on language, writing, and speech, which I have always been hesitant to approach at all. This book was helpful in giving me more footing to begin from, but the examples used to explain Derrida were really
Deutscher writes clearly but without the energy or enthusiasm that made 'How to Read Wittgenstein' so much fun
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uninteresting (for example, using gay marriage to discuss Derrida's approach to law and justice).Deutscher writes clearly but without the energy or enthusiasm that made 'How to Read Wittgenstein' so much fun
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144 p.; 7.7 inches
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0393328791 / 9780393328790
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