Derrida and Our Animal Others
Download or Read eBook Derrida and Our Animal Others PDF written by David Farrell Krell and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : David Farrell Krell |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2013-06-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253009456 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253009456 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Derrida and Our Animal Others by : David Farrell Krell
Book excerpt: Jacques Derrida's final seminars were devoted to animal life and political sovereignty—the connection being that animals slavishly adhere to the law while kings and gods tower above it and that this relationship reveals much about humanity in the West. David Farrell Krell offers a detailed account of these seminars, placing them in the context of Derrida's late work and his critique of Heidegger. Krell focuses his discussion on questions such as death, language, and animality. He concludes that Heidegger and Derrida share a commitment to finding new ways of speaking and thinking about human and animal life.