A significant event in Derrida scholarship, this book marks the first
publication of his long-lost philosophical text known only as
“Geschlecht III.” The third, and arguably the most significant,
piece in his four-part Geschlecht series, it fills a gap that has
perplexed Derrida scholars. The series centers on Martin Heidegger and
the enigmatic German word Geschlecht, which has several meanings
pointing to race, sex, and lineage. Throughout the series, Derrida
engages with Heidegger’s controversial oeuvre to tease out topics of
sexual difference, nationalism, race, and humanity. In Geschlecht III,
he calls attention to Heidegger’s problematic nationalism, his
work’s political and sexual themes, and his promise of salvation
through the coming of the “One Geschlecht,” a sentiment that
Derrida found concerningly close to the racial ideology of the Nazi
party. Amid new revelations about Heidegger’s anti-Semitism and the
contemporary context of nationalist resurgence, this third piece of
the Geschlecht series is timelier and more necessary than ever.
Meticulously edited and expertly translated, this volume brings
Derrida’s mysterious and much awaited text to light.
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Sex, Race, Nation, Humanity
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780226685397
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
University of Chicago Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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