Between Foucault and Derrida
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780748697717
Subjects: Foucault, michel, 1926-1984; Derrida, jacques, 1930-2004
Description: Explores the biographical, historical and philosophical connections between Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. Derrida and Foucault are unquestionably two of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Both share a similar motivation to challenge our fundamental structures of meaning - in texts, political structures, and epistemic and discursive practices - in order to inspire new ways of thinking. Between Foucault and Derrida explores the notorious Cogito debate and includes: the central articles, an important piece by Jean-Marie Beyssade, along with a letter Foucault wrote to Beyssade in response - both these pieces available for the first time in English translation. In addition, some of the most well-known scholars working in contemporary continental philosophy address the various philosophical intersections and divergences of these two profoundly important thinkers.--