Home deconstruction key theories of jacques derrida. Furthermore, if i emphasize the of in the force of deconstruction, the title of this. Type chapter authors jacques derrida date 1992 page start 3 page end 29 is part of book title deconstruction and the possibility of justice authors drucilla cornell, michel rosenfeld, david carlson. Jacques derrida 19302004 came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the publication of of grammatology 1967, writing and difference 1967 and margins of philosophy 1972.
The two most recent interpreters of the parable, jacques derrida and massimo cacciari, both insist on this point. Archive fever a freudian impression jacques derrida let us not begin at the beginning, nor even at the archive. Although there is no playing down of the immensity of the implications of derridas work, royles. Jacques derrida, structure, sign, and play in the discourse of the human sciences1 1970 perhaps something has occurred in the history of the concept of structure that could be called an event, if this loaded word did not entail a meaning which it is precisely the function of. In force of law derrida asserts that what he has called the mystical is related to what he calls the aporetic character of any experience of the. Readers couldnt ask for a more authoritative and knowledgeable guide. The mystical foundation of authority was delivered both read and distributed at the colloquium deconstruction and the possibility of justice and it is certainly this event that provides the contextual framework, the parergon3, for derridas text. Without claiming to lay down the law or to make this an act of law, i merely would have summoned up, in a fragmentary utterance, the sense of a practice, an act or event, as you wish. Jacques derrida and structural evil deconstruction and the undeconstructible in his autobiographical work circumfession, derrida laments that even his own mother has misunderstood his religion. This is an obligation, i must address myself to you in english. Jacques derrida 19302004 was the founder of deconstruction, a way of criticizing not only both literary and philosophical texts but also political institutions. How jacques derrida addresses legal discourse by petra gehring a.
Introduction in the 1970s and 80s, the philosophical works of jacques derrida became known well beyond the borders of france and beyond the limits of the french language. The mystical foundation of authority, jacques derrida distin. However, the subtitle to that text complicates that simplicity. Jacques derrida and structural evil consuming jesus. He is one of the major figures associated with poststructuralism. Jacques derridas account of the autoimmune logic of carl schmitts political philosophy. Stanley fish whose view of interpretation also questions the binary opposition between freedom and constraint is also mentioned in the same passage, in which derrida, after a long law, institutions, and interpretation in jacques derrida. Acts of religion, then, in which what are put on stage, what are in fact restaged and replayed, are a number of acts, a number of books and plays, deeds and performances, pretenses and obligations. Derridean politics, aims to situate derridas later political engagements in terms of his earlier work on language, namely how derridas work in political theory. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. The case of terrorism michel rosenfeld derrida and foucault on sovereignty friedrich balke disciplines critical intimacies. Law, institutions, and interpretation in jacques derrida.
Arkhe we recall, names at once the commencement and the commandment. Jacques derrida, for his patience, guidance, and friendship. Jacques derridas writing on religion has indeed consisted of a. They exceed the opposition sibility of deconstruction, the structure of law droit or of the law, the between founded and unfounded, or between any foundationalism or foundation or the selfauthorization of law droit as the possibility of antifoundationalism. Simon glendinning derrida and the philosophy of law and. He is one of the major figures associated with poststructuralism and postmodern philosophy. Derridas name is inextricably linked with the term. The essays discuss religious texts from jewish, christian, and muslim traditions, as well as religious thinkers such as kant, levinas, and gershom scholem, and comprise. But rather at the word archiveand with the archive of so familiar a word. The mystical foundation of authority jacques derrida. The title of this colloquium and the problem that it requires me, as you say transitively in your language, to address, have had me musing for months. Intimations of jacques derrida as comparatistat law pierre legrand. Jacques derrida date 1992 page start 3 page end 29 is part of book title deconstruction and the possibility of justice authors drucilla cornell, michel rosenfeld, david carlson publisher routledge pub place new york isbn10 0415903033, 0415903041. Derrida and the philosophy of law and justice lse research online.
To make my point, i examine two texts, one by pierre bourdieu 1987 and one by jacques derrida 2002a, both employing the phrase force of law in their titles. Jacques derrida offers an interpretation of critique of violence in the second part of force of law. Posts about force of law written by ianlogan and jd. The open door through which it is impossible to enter is a cipher of this condition of the law. A wattimena pada bab sebelumnya kita sudah berusaha memahami konsep hermeneutika di dalam filsafat hansgeorg gadamer. I wanted to write this quick note about wednesdays class discussion. The simple summary might suggest that the foundation of the authority of the law is external to justice. Law, institutions, and maioago 2017 interpretation in. However, the first part, entitled deconstruction end page 111 and the possibility of justice, can also be situated within a benjaminian approach to politics.
While neither was a legal scholar, they wrote about law with sophistication and assurance. Jacques derridas theory of deconstruction has had a profound impact on legal. In fact, derrida addresses this context, as described. Moving ahead, derrida next asks how are we to distinguish this force of law and the violence that. Derrida and the philosophy of law and justice springerlink. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The jurisprudence of the force of law petra gehring derrida s ethical turn. Key theories of jacques derrida literary theory and. Jacques derrida was one of the most well known twentieth century philosophers. Jacques derrida delivered a lecture on the force of law. Jacques derrida writing and difference translated, with an introduction and additional notes, by alan bass. Signature, event, context university of california, irvine.
In this article the author proposes a reading of force of law from two. Jacques derrida stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Andrew johnson unknown aquinas and luther on war and peace. Law, institutions, and interpretation in jacques derrida scielo. Distancing himself from the various philosophical movements and traditions that preceded him on the french intellectual scene phenomenology, existentialism, and structuralism, he developed a strategy called deconstruction in the mid s. A strong, inventive and daring book that does much more than most introductions are capable of even dreaming. Acts of religion, compiled in close association with jacques derrida, brings together for the first time a number of derridas writings on religion and questions of faith and their relation to philosophy and political culture. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Force of law derrida pdf a book from the sky snapshot, law, violence and justice.
By questioning laws rather violent, polemical, inquisitorial character force of law intrusively asks the questions of whether deconstruction permits or denies any just action, any discourse about justice. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. The mystical foundation of authority was delivered both. Derridas recent work affirms the account of justice set forth in force of law.
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