Written in the wake of Jacques Derrida's death in 2004, this title attempts both to do justice to the memory of Derrida and to demonstrate the significance of his work for contemporary philosophy and literary theory. It provides an analysis of Derrida's attachment to the French language, to Europe, ...

Written in the wake of Jacques Derrida's death in 2004, this title attempts both to do justice to the memory of Derrida and to demonstrate the significance of his work for contemporary philosophy and literary theory. It provides an analysis of Derrida's attachment to the French language, to Europe, and to European secular thought.