Theory And Practice

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Title:Theory And PracticeISBN13:9780226829357ISBN10:0226829359Author:Derrida, Jacques (Author), Bennington, Geoffrey (Editor), Kamuf, Peggy (Editor)Description:Now In Paperback, Nine Lectures From Jacques Derrida That Challenge The Influential Marxist Distinction Between Thinking And Acting Theory And Practice Is A Series Of Nine Lectures That Jacques Derrida Delivered At The ?Cole Normale Sup?Rieure In 1976 And 1977 The Topic Of Theory And Practice Was Associated Above All With Marxist Discourse And Particularly The Influential Interpretation Of Marx By Louis Althusser Derrida's Many Questions To Althusser And Other Thinkers Aim At Unsettling The Distinction Between Thinking And Acting Derrida's Investigations Set Out From Marx's Theses On Feuerbach, In Particular The Eleventh Thesis, Which Has Often Been Taken As A Mantra For The End Of Philosophy, To Be Brought About By Marxist Practice Derrida Argues, However, That Althusser Has No Such End In View And That His Discourse Remains Resolutely Philosophical, Even As It Promotes The Theorypractice Pair As Primary Values This Seminar Also Draws Fascinating Connections Between Marxist Thought And Heidegger And Features Derrida's Signature Reconsideration Of The Dichotomy Between Doing And Thinking This Text, Available For The First Time In English, Shows That Derrida Was Doing Important Work On Marx Long Before Specters Of Marx As With The Other Volumes In This Series, It Gives Readers An Unparalleled Glimpse Into Derrida's Thinking At Its Best--Spontaneous, Unpredictable, And Groundbreaking Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of Chicago PressPublication Date:2024-01-05Weight:0.48 lbsDimensions:0.33'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:144Language:English