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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226066665
ISBN-139780226066660
eBay Product ID (ePID)30774359
Product Key Features
Book TitlePhilosophy in a Time of Terror : Dialogues with Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Terrorism, General, United States / 21st Century, Political
GenrePhilosophy, Political Science, History
AuthorGiovanna. Borradori
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal303.62501
Table Of ContentPreface Philosophy in a Time of Terror Acknowledgments Introduction Terrorism and the Legacy of the Enlightenment--Habermas and Derrida Part One Fundamentalism and Terror--A Dialogue with Jürgen Habermas Reconstructing Terrorism--Habermas Part Two Autoimmunity: Real and Symbolic Suicides--A Dialogue with Jacques Derrida Deconstructing Terrorism--Derrida
SynopsisThe idea for Philosophy in a Time of Terror was born hours after the attacks on 9/11 and was realized just weeks later when Giovanna Borradori sat down with Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida in New York City, in separate interviews, to evaluate the significance of the most destructive terrorist act ever perpetrated. This book marks an unprecedented encounter between two of the most influential thinkers of our age as here, for the first time, Habermas and Derrida overcome their mutual antagonism and agree to appear side by side. As the two philosophers disassemble and reassemble what we think we know about terrorism, they break from the familiar social and political rhetoric increasingly polarized between good and evil. In this process, we watch two of the greatest intellects of the century at work., The idea for Philosophy in a Time of Terror was born hours after the attacks on 9/11 and was realized just weeks later when Giovanna Borradori sat down with J rgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida in New York City, in separate interviews, to evaluate the significance of the most destructive terrorist act ever perpetrated. This book marks an unprecedented encounter between two of the most influential thinkers of our age as here, for the first time, Habermas and Derrida overcome their mutual antagonism and agree to appear side by side. As the two philosophers disassemble and reassemble what we think we know about terrorism, they break from the familiar social and political rhetoric increasingly polarized between good and evil. In this process, we watch two of the greatest intellects of the century at work.