The Work of Mourning
Contributors: Pascale-Anne Brault (Editor, Translator); Michael Naas (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: July 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780226143163
Subjects: Death & dying; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; History & Surveys - Modern; Philosophy / Modern; Philosophy; Biography; Derrida, Jacques; Eulogies; Friends and associates; Philosophers
First sentence: Acclaimed literary critic and essayist Roland Barthes was born in Cherbourg, into what he described as a "bourgeois family," to a Protestant mother, Henriette Binger, and a Catholic father, Louis Barthes.
Description: "Jacques Derrida is, in the words of the New York Times, "perhaps the world's most famous philosopher - if not the only famous philosopher." He often provokes controversy as soon as his name is mentioned. But he also inspires the respect that comes from an illustrious career, and, among many who were his colleagues and peers, he inspired friendship. The Work of Mourning is a collection that honors those friendships in the wake of passing."--BOOK JACKET.