The Gift of Death & Literature in Secret

by Jacques Derrida

Book Overview

The Gift of Death, Jacques Derrida's most sustained consideration of religion, explores questions first introduced in his book Given Time about the limits of the rational and responsible that one reaches in granting or accepting death, whether by sacrifice, murder, execution, or suicide. Derrida analyzes Czech philosopher Jan Patocka's Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History and develops and compares his ideas to the works...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226142779
• ISBN13: 9780226142777
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"