An edition of Donner la mort (1995)

Donner la mort

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An edition of Donner la mort (1995)

Donner la mort

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French philosopher Derrida stares death in the face in this dense but rewarding inquiry. Beginning with an analysis of an essay on the sacred by Czech philosopher/human rights activist Jan Patocka, Derrida follows the development of moral and ethical responsibility, and the concept of the soul's immortality, in the transition from Platonism to Christianity. He then ponders the self's anticipation of death in sacrifice, war, orgiastic mystery cults, murder and execution, with reference to Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, Nietzsche, Heidegger's thought (a constant attempt to separate itself from Christianity'') and the biblical story of Abraham's contemplated sacrifice of his son, Isaac, at God's behest. In the most provocative section, Derrida links religious injunctions of sacrifice to the monotonous complacency'' of modern society, which allows tens of millions of children to die of hunger and disease.

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Publisher
Galilée
Pages
208

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Cover of: Donner la mort
Donner la mort
June 23, 1999, Galilée
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Cover of: The Gift of Death
The Gift of Death
June 1, 1996, University Of Chicago Press
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Cover of: The gift of death
The gift of death
1995, University of Chicago Press
in English
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The Gift of Death
1995, University of Chicago Press
in English

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Library of Congress
B2430.D483 D6613 1999, B2430.D483 D66 1999

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
208
Dimensions
8.9 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
Weight
14.1 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9450480M
Internet Archive
donnerlamort0000derr
ISBN 10
2718605146
ISBN 13
9782718605142
LCCN
99221701
OCLC/WorldCat
41454915
Library Thing
69345
Goodreads
2117233

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