An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida

by Peter Salmon

Book Overview

Philosopher, film star, father of "post truth"--the real story of Jacques Derrida

Who is Jacques Derrida? For some, he is the originator of a relativist philosophy responsible for the contemporary crisis of truth. For the far right, he is one of the architects of Cultural Marxism. To his academic critics, he reduced French philosophy to "little more than an object of ridicule." For his fans, he is an intellectual rock star who ranged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788732804
• ISBN13: 9781788732802
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"