Derrida and Husserl : the basic problem of phenomenology
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Derrida and Husserl : the basic problem of phenomenology
（Studies in Continental thought）
Indiana University Press, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Leonard Lawlor investigates Derrida's writings on Husserl in order to determine Derrida's transformation of the basic problem of phenomenology from genesis to language. To do so, he lays out a narrative of the period during which Derrida devoted himself to formulating and interpretation of Husserl, from approximately 1954 to 1967. On the basis of the narrative, certain well known Derridean concepts are determined (in relation primarily to Husserl's phenomenology): deconstruction, the metaphysics of presence, difference (and Derrida's initial concept of dialectic), the trace, and spectrality. What is the nature of the relationship of Jacques Derrida and deconstruction to Edmund Husserl and phenomenology? Is deconstruction a radical departure from phenomenology or does it trace its origins to the phenomenological project? In Derrida and Husserl, Leonard Lawlor illuminates Husserl's influence on the French philosophical tradition which inspired Derrida's thought. Beginning with Eugen Fink's pivotal essay on Husserl's philosophy, Lawlor carefully reconstructs the conceptual context in which Derrida developed his interpretation of Husserl.
Lawlor's investigations of the work of Jean Cavaillos, Tran-Duc-Thao, Jean Hyppolite, as well as recent texts by Derrida, reveal the depth of Derrida's relationship to Husserl's phenomenology. Along the way, Lawlor revisits and sheds light on the origin of many important Derridean concepts, such as deconstruction, the metaphysics of presence, difference, intentionality, the trace, and spectrality. Setting the tone and direction for new approaches to Derrida, this groundbreaking work will be essential reading for anyone interested in phenomenology, French philosophy, and the catalysts of Derrida's unique thinking.
Table of Contents
- Preliminary Table of Contents: AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsThe Original Motivation: Defend the Derridean FaithPart 1. Phenomenology and Ontology1. Genesis as the Basic Problem of Phenomenology2. The Critique of Phenomenology: An Investigation of "'Genesis and Structure' and Phenomenology"3. The Critique of Ontology: An Investigation of "The Ends of Man"Part 2. The "Originary Dialectic" of Phenomenology and Ontology4. Upping the Ante on Dialectic: An Investigation of Le Probleme de la genese dans la philosophie de Husserl5. The Root, that is Necessarily One, of Every Dilemma: An Investigation of The Introduction to Husserl's The Origin of GeometryPart 3. The End of Phenomenology and Ontology6. More Metaphysical than Metaphysics: An Investigation of "Violence and Metaphysics"7. The Test of the Sign: An Investigation Voice and PhenomenonPart 4. The Turn in Derrida8. Looking for Noon at Two O'Clock: An Investigation of Specters of MarxThe Final Idea: Memory and LifeBibliography
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