This book, written out of Derrida's long-standing friendship with Jean-Luc Nancy, examines the central place accorded to the sense of touch in the Western philosophical tradition.
This is the first historically comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the causes, content, and consequences of nationalism in China, an ancient empire that has struggled to construct a modern nation-state and find its place in the modern world.
A substantially revised second edition of the classic book that discusses the work of H.L.A. Hart and analyzes his important contributions to analytical jurisprudence.
This volume makes available in English leading philosopher, Jacques Derrida's reflections on the individual's relationship with his or her own language.
Based on unusual and only recently available sources, this book covers the entire Cultural Revolution decade (1966-76), and shows how the Cultural Revolution was experienced by ordinary people at the base of rural and urban society.
This is a personal account of the Cultural Revolution. As a student, the author was caught up in dramatic events as, with jeers and chants,... Læs mere
What can reason (or more broadly, thinking) do for us and what can't it do? This book explores the nature and limits of human reason, comparing and evaluating the major... Læs mere
The Idea of Galicia analyzes the intellectual and cultural history of a place as an idea: how Galicia, invented in the late... Læs mere
In this book, Agamben investigates monasticism from its beginnings up through the Franciscan movement in an attempt to find a new form-of-life that escapes from the logic of Western politics as put forth in his Homo Sacer series.
How can science be brought to connect with experience? This book addresses two challenging problems facing contemporary neurobiology and cognitive science: understanding how we unconsciously execute habitual actions and creating an ethics adequate to our present awareness.
In this study an art theorist explores a conception underlying the history of art. His basic idea is that the rigour of linear perspective cannot encompass... Læs mere