Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy, livre ebook

A comprehensive analysis of Derrida's work on democracy

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida's well-known idea of "democracy to come" into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality, justice, normativity, violence, friendship, birth, and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings.

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Derrida's Legacies

1. The Structure of Aporia

2. Derridean Inheritance
3. Inheriting Democracy to Come
4. Questioning Normativity
5. Politics of Friendship as Democratic Inheritance
6. Inheriting Birth
Conclusion: Inheriting Derrida's Legacies

Notes

Bibliography

Index