Synopses & Reviews
Written by Derrida scholars, philosophers, and classicists, Derrida and Antiquity analyses a dialogue with the ancient world in the work of one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Through an analysis of Derrida's work it explores the relationship between modern philosophy and Plato, the role ancient concepts of democracy have played in modern political debates, and the place of antiquity in contemporary discussions about Europe, as well as investigating the influence that deconstruction has had on the study of classical literature, ancient philosophy, and early religion. The volume is prefaced by a previously untranslated essay by Derrida, 'We Other Greeks'.
Review
"A very stimulating book." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Review
"This is an excellent collection of ambitious essays."--Francesco Tampoia, Philosophy in Review
"A very stimulating book." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review
About the Author
Miriam Leonard is Lecturer in Greek Literature and its Reception at University College London.
Table of Contents
Introduction: 'Today, on the Eve of Platonism',
Miriam Leonard'We Other Greeks', Jacques Derrida, translated by Pascale-Anne Brault Michael Naas
I. Derrida and the Classical Tradition
1. Earmarks: Derrida's Reinvention of Philosophical Writing in 'Plato's Pharmacy', Michael Naas
2. Derrida and Presocratic Philosophy, Erin O'Connell
3. Negative Theology and Conversion: Derrida's Neoplatonic Compulsions, Stephen Gersh
II. Antiquity and Modernity
4. Derrida between Greek and Jew, Miriam Leonard
5. Derrida's Impression of Gradiva: Archive Fever and Antiquity, Daniel Orrells
III. A Politics of Antiquity
6. Derrida's Dying Oedipus, Rachel Bowlby
7. Possible Returns: Deconstruction and the Placing of Greek Philosophy, Andrew Benjamin
8. Derrida Polutropos: Philosophy as Nostos, Bruce Rosenstock
IV. The Question of Literature
9. Aristotle's Metaphor, Duncan Kennedy
10. Writing before Literature: Derrida's Confessions and the Latin Christian World, Mark Vessey
V. Platonic Bodies
11. The Platonic Remainder: Khora and the Corpus Platonicum, Paul Allen Miller
12. Eros in the Age of Technical Reproductibility: Socrates, Plato and the Erotics of Filiation, Ika Willis