Deconstruction as analytic philosophy
By: Samuel C. Wheeler III.
Series: Cultural memory in the present
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Derrida, Jacques; Davidson, Donald, -- 1917-; Derrida, Jacques, -- 1930-; Davidson, Donald, -- 1917-; Deconstruction; Deconstruction
Description: "In this collection of essays Samuel Wheeler discusses Derrida and other "deconstructive" thinkers from the perspective of an analytic philosopher willing to treat deconstruction as philosophy, taking it seriously enough to look for and analyze its arguments. The essays focus on the theory of meaning, truth, interpretation, metaphor, and the relationship of language to the world. Wheeler links the thought of Derrida to that of Davidson and argues for close affinities among Derrida, Quine, de Man, and Wittgenstein. He also demonstrates the propinquity of Plato and Derrida and shows that New Criticism shares deconstruction's conception of language. Of the twelve essays in the collection, four are published here for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.