TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hagglund,Martin
TI  - Radical atheism: derrida and the time of life 
T2  - Meridian, crossing aesthetics
SN  - 9780804700788 (PBK.)
U1  - 211.8092 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Stanford, Calif.
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - Atheism
KW  - Deconstruction
KW  - Philosophy and religion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Autoimmunity of time : Derrida and Kant -- Arche-writing : Derrida and Husserl -- Arche-violence : Derrida and Levinas -- Autoimmunity of life : Derrida's radical atheism -- Autoimmunity of democracy : Derrida and Laclau
N2  - Radical Atheism presents a profound new reading of the influential French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Against the prevalent notion that there was an ethical or religious "turn" in Derrida's thinking, Hagglund argues that a radical atheism informs Derrida's work from beginning to end. Proceeding from Derrida's insight into the constitution of time, Hägglund demonstrates how Derrida rethinks the condition of identity, ethics, religion, and political emancipation in accordance with the logic of radical atheism. Hägglund challenges other major interpreters of Derrida's work and offers a compelling account of Derrida's thinking on life and death, good and evil, self and other. Furthermore, Hägglund does not only explicate Derrida's position but also develops his arguments, fortifies his logic, and pursues its implications. The result is a groundbreaking deconstruction of the perennial philosophical themes of time and desire as well as pressing contemporary issues of sovereignty and democracy
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