The Jewish Derrida

by Gideon Ofrat

Book Overview

Until now, no critical work has touched on the Jewish dimension in Jacques Derrida's philosophical oeuvre. Ofrat notes that early Derridean works contained few, if any, references to Jewish writers, concepts, or issues. At first glance, Judaism itself, along with all other structures found in traditional Western metaphysics, would appear to have no place in Derrida's thought, but Ofrat argues that "Derrida cannot be thoroughly understood without elucidating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815606842
• ISBN13: 9780815606840
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"