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Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy

by Dr Anais N. Spitzer

  • Paperback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 13.8 x 21.4 x 1.6 cm

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This is an examination of Derrida's work on myth and language, offering a postmodern, deconstructive theory of myth. In "Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy", Anais N. Spitzer examines previously unexplored areas of the scholarship of Jacques Derrida and Mark C. Taylor in order to propose a contemporary, postmodern, deconstructive theory of myth with provocative implications. "Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy" argues that the insights of deconstruction and complexity theory demand a re-examination of mythos (narrative, story, myth) in terms of its disseminative propensities and its disruptive interplay with logos (language, structure, word). Such a re-examination calls into question the relation of mythos and logos as it has been traditionally understood from Plato to modern theorists such as Mircea Eliade, Bruce Lincoln, Claude Levi-Strauss, and Paul Ricoeur. Spitzer goes beyond the limited conception of the relation of mythos and logos in order to provide a nuanced account of myth in relation to philosophy in contemporary theories of writing, philosophy, and religion, thereby setting the stage for future work with myth in a deconstructive mode."The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Cultural Theory" series examines the encounter between contemporary Continental philosophy and aesthetic and cultural theory. Each book in the series explores an exciting new direction in philosophical aesthetics or cultural theory, identifying the most important and pressing issues in Continental philosophy today.
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  • Author

    Dr Anais N. Spitzer

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    August 2011

  • Weight

    268g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.4 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781441100207

  • ISBN-10

    1441100202

  • Eden Code

    3196700

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