The Event of the Thing: Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism

Michael Marder

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

The Event of the Thing

Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism

Michael Marder

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442688049

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About this book

The Event of the Thing is the most complete examination to date of Derrida's understanding of thinghood and its crucial role in psychoanalysis, ethics, literary theory, aesthetics, and Marxism.

Author / Editor information

Marder Michael :

Michael Marder is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at Duquesne University.

Reviews

Santiago Zabala, ICREA Research Professor, University of Barcelona:
‘Michael Marder’s book is an example of what philosophy should be in the twenty-first century. Similar to Tugendhat’s analysis of the Heideggerian concept of truth, Rorty’s endorsement of Dewey’s politics, or Vattimo’s interpretation of the Nietzschean Overman, Marder has produced a singular reading of Derrida’s notion of the “thing” and paved the way towards a highly original post-deconstructive realism.’

Sean Gaston, Department of English, Brunel University:
‘The Event of the Thing is an original and important work that demonstrates for the first time how Derrida radically rethinks the tradition of the thing in philosophy, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics.’

Roy Ben-Shai Telos:
‘The Event of the Thing by Michael Marder is probably one of the most comprehensive and integrative readings of Derrida’s oeuvre to date … Marder’s confident and elegant prose reveals an original style, distinctly different from Derrida’s and yet just as carefully performative and rhythmic.’

John Leavey, Department of English, University of Florida:
‘The Event of the Thing is a rigorous, innovative exposition of Derrida’s concept of the thing, which permeates his work. With reference to Derrida’s published and unpublished writings, Michael Marder accomplishes a thoughtful and exciting consideration of what is a major thread in Derrida’s corpus. Marder’s excellent scholarship is of singular importance.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Hoc nihil ad rem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations of Titles of Works by Derrida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
1. The Event of the Thing ‘Ereignis in Abyss’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. ‘This Thing Regards Us’: The Promise of ‘Reified’ Intentionality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3. Deconstruction of Fetishism: The Love and the Work of the Thing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
4. On the Thing That Deconstructs Aesthetics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Conclusion: Post-Deconstructive Realism: Of What Remains Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 186
Keywords: Coursebook

eBook

Published: April 19, 2011
ISBN: 9781442688049