Derrida and antiquity
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199545544 |
| Open Library | OL15543501W |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 2010 - 2010 |
| Language | EN |
'Derrida and Antiquity' analyses a dialogue with the ancient world in the work of one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. Through an analysis of Derrida's work it explores the relationship between modern philosophy and Plato and the role ancient concepts of democracy have played in modern political debates.
Derrida's Dying Oedipus
In Of Hospitality, Derrida used Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus to think about the suppliant exile, Oedipus, as an old man seeking to die in his own way in a foreign country. He focuses on Oedipus' placing of trust in the Athenian ruler, Theseus, and his anticipation of the impossibility of being mourned by Antigone and Ismene, the daughters to whom the secret of his deathplace, known to Theseus, is not to be divulged. Though it is otherwise the pr…
The Platonic Remainder
Derrida's reading of the Timaeus in Khôra is critical to our understanding first of Derrida, then Plato, and finally to the constitution of philosophy per se. The reading of the khôra in the Timaeus is critical to our understanding of Derrida because it contains certain clear homologies with his earlier readings of Plato as evidenced in 'La Pharmacie de Platon' and La Carte postale, among other texts. Second, to the same degree that Khôra reveals…
Derrida and antiquity
'Derrida and Antiquity' analyses a dialogue with the ancient world in the work of one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. Through an analysis of Derrida's work it explores the relationship between modern philosophy and Plato and the role ancient concepts of democracy have played in modern political debates.
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Derrida's Dying Oedipus
In Of Hospitality, Derrida used Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus to think about the suppliant exile, Oedipus, as an old man seeking to die in his own way in a foreign country. He focuses on Oedipus' placing of trust in the Athenian ruler, Theseus, and his anticipation of the impossibility of being mourned by Antigone and Ismene, the daughters to whom the secret of his deathplace, known to Theseus, is not to be divulged. Though it is otherwise the pr…
The Platonic Remainder
Derrida's reading of the Timaeus in Khôra is critical to our understanding first of Derrida, then Plato, and finally to the constitution of philosophy per se. The reading of the khôra in the Timaeus is critical to our understanding of Derrida because it contains certain clear homologies with his earlier readings of Plato as evidenced in 'La Pharmacie de Platon' and La Carte postale, among other texts. Second, to the same degree that Khôra reveals…
Derrida and antiquity
'Derrida and Antiquity' analyses a dialogue with the ancient world in the work of one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. Through an analysis of Derrida's work it explores the relationship between modern philosophy and Plato and the role ancient concepts of democracy have played in modern political debates.