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245 10 a| Derrida, myth, and the impossibility of philosophy /c| Anais Spitzer.;

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505 0 a| 1. 'what, after, of the remain(s)...' --- 2. Soliciting Philosophy's Tears --- 3. Rend(er)ing the Pharmakon: The Would Without a Cure --- 4. Secreting Myth: To Think Sa Otherwise --- 5. Myth and the Gift, If There is Any.;

520 a| In Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy, Anais N. Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth since myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. Bombarded by narratives that terrorize and repress, we may often consider myth to be constrictive dogma or, at best, something to be readily disregarded as unphilosophical and irrelevant. However, such dismissals miss a crucial aspect of myth. Harnessing the insights of Jacques Derridaʹs deconstruction and Mark C. Taylorʹs philosophical reading of complexity theory, Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy provocatively reframes the pivotal relation of myth to thinking and to philosophy, demonstrating that myth's inherent ambiguity engenders vital and inescapable deconstructive propensities. Exploring myth's disruptive presence, Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth. Instead, myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. This study provides a nuanced account of myth in the postmodern era, not only laying out the deconstructive underpinnings of myth in philosophy and religion, but establishing the very necessity of myth in the study of ideas. -- Publisher description from http://www.continuumbooks.com (Oct. 10, 2011).;

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Derrida, myth, and the impossibility of philosophy / Anais Spitzer.

Author/creator	Spitzer, Anais
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010.
Description	xxv, 198 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Derrida, Jacques. Taylor, Mark C., 1945- Myth. Philosophy.

Series	Philosophy, aesthetics and cultural theory Philosophy, aesthetics and cultural theory. ^A1092390
Contents	1. 'what, after, of the remain(s)...' --- 2. Soliciting Philosophy's Tears --- 3. Rend(er)ing the Pharmakon: The Would Without a Cure --- 4. Secreting Myth: To Think Sa Otherwise --- 5. Myth and the Gift, If There is Any.
Abstract	In Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy, Anais N. Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth since myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. Bombarded by narratives that terrorize and repress, we may often consider myth to be constrictive dogma or, at best, something to be readily disregarded as unphilosophical and irrelevant. However, such dismissals miss a crucial aspect of myth. Harnessing the insights of Jacques Derridaʹs deconstruction and Mark C. Taylorʹs philosophical reading of complexity theory, Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy provocatively reframes the pivotal relation of myth to thinking and to philosophy, demonstrating that myth's inherent ambiguity engenders vital and inescapable deconstructive propensities. Exploring myth's disruptive presence, Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth. Instead, myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. This study provides a nuanced account of myth in the postmodern era, not only laying out the deconstructive underpinnings of myth in philosophy and religion, but establishing the very necessity of myth in the study of ideas. -- Publisher description from http://www.continuumbooks.com (Oct. 10, 2011).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-187) and index.
LCCN	2010040688
ISBN	9781441117106
ISBN	1441117105
ISBN	9781441100207 (pbk.)
ISBN	1441100202 (pbk.)

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