This is an examination of Derrida's work on myth and language, offering a postmodern, deconstructive theory of myth. In "Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy", Anais N. Spitzer examines previously unexplored areas of the scholarship of Jacques Derrida and Mark C. Taylor in order to propose a contemporary, postmodern, deconstructive theory of myth with provocative implications. "Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy" argues that the insights of deconstruction and complexity theory demand a re-examination of mythos (narrative, story, myth) in terms of its disseminative propensities and its disruptive interplay with logos (language, structure, word). Such a re-examination calls into question the relation of mythos and logos as it has been traditionally understood from Plato to modern theorists such as Mircea Eliade, Bruce Lincoln, Claude Levi-Strauss, and Paul Ricoeur. Spitzer goes beyond the limited conception of the relation of mythos and logos in order to provide a nuanced account of myth in relation to philosophy in contemporary theories of writing, philosophy, and religion, thereby setting the stage for future work with myth in a deconstructive mode. "The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Cultural Theory" series examines the encounter between contemporary Continental philosophy and aesthetic and cultural theory. Each book in the series explores an exciting new direction in philosophical aesthetics or cultural theory, identifying the most important and pressing issues in Continental philosophy today.
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An examination of Derrida's work on myth and language, offering a postmodern, deconstructive theory of myth. It argues that the insights of deconstruction and complexity theory demand a re-examination of mythos (narrative, story, myth) in terms of its disseminative propensities and its disruptive interplay with logos (language, structure, word).
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Introduction; 1. 'what, after, of the remain(s)...'; 2. Soliciting Philosophy's Tears; 3. Rend(er)ing the Pharmakon: The Would Without a Cure; 4. Secreting Myth: To Think Sa Otherwise; 5. Myth and the Gift, If There is Any; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
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"Anais Spitzer's Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy is a compelling study of the intimate, complex, and often unexpected aspects of the relationship between philosophy and myth. Philosophy considered as the pursuit of logos is shown to begin with mythos and to be embroiled with it throughout its history, down to the present moment. Despite its effort to hold myth apart and to repress its presence from conceptual frameworks, myth seen as disseminative mythos returns from within, haunting and disrupting the putative purity of philosophical discourse - converting it into what Spitzer archly calls "dis-course," a run-around rather than a straight run to logological truth. Spitzer brings out novel aspects of Derrida's deconstructive project at certain key points - a project that ends by illustrating in the case of mythos itself the very logic of the excluded other as still remaining within the text, however disguised and disfigured. She demonstrates the fertility of Mark C. Taylor's later thinking on complexity theory as an essential supplement to Derrida's work, thereby illustrating the deep affinity of these two otherwise very different thinkers. Most importantly, Spitzer gets us to rethink the very character of philosophy and myth, taken separately and together. This is an eloquent, forceful, and altogether timely contribution in a world in which new myths purport to be unquestionable, while philosophy bides its time in self-absorbed conceptual retreat." - Edward S. Casey, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA; author most recently of The World at a Glance
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An examination of Derrida's work on myth and language, offering a postmodern, deconstructive theory of myth.
Taps into growing interest in Derrida, particularly in philosophy and religion.
The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Cultural Theory series examines the encounter between contemporary Continental philosophy and aesthetic and cultural theory. Each book in the series explores an exciting new direction in philosophical aesthetics or cultural theory, identifying the most important and pressing issues in Continental philosophy today.
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ISBN
9781441100207
Publisert
2011-08-04
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Vendor
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Vekt
312 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

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Biographical note

Anais Spitzer is Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Hollins University, USA.