Derrida

This incomparable biography of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) tells the story of this man who became the most translated French philosopher in the world and the most important thinker of the second half of the 20th century. Peeters takes us through a life permeated by friendships with famous philosophers such as Louis Althusser, Jean Genet, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jean-Luc Nancy, by polemics with thinkers such as Claude Leacutevi-Strauss, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, and Jumlergen Habermas, and by courageous polyethical struggles in favor of Nelson Mandela, immigrants, and gay marriage. The book also covers the journey of the concept of "deconstruction," so dear not only to the philosophical world, but also to literary studies, especially architecture, law, theology, and feminism. The biography contains unpublished information about the subject and two chapters are dedicated to the visit Derrida made to Brazil at the end of his life. With a foreword by Brazilian author Evando Nascimento, a student and personal friend of Derrida.