Derrida and the Inheritance of DemocracyDerrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida’s thinking, Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida’s well-known idea of "democracy to come" into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality, justice, normativity, violence, friendship, birth, and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
The Structure of Aporia | 7 |
Derridean Inheritance | 23 |
Inheriting Democracy to Come | 45 |
Questioning Normativity | 73 |
Politics of Friendship as Democratic Inheritance | 100 |
Inheriting Birth | 119 |
Inheriting Derridas Legacies | 140 |
Notes | 143 |
| 167 | |
| 175 | |
About the Author | 179 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy Studies in Continental Thought |
| Author | Samir Haddad |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 2013 |
| ISBN | 0253008433, 9780253008435 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Political Philosophy / Social |
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