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Learning to Live Finally: The Last Interview
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Learning to Live Finally: The Last Interview Paperback - 2011

by Jacques Derrida; Pascal-Anne Brault (Translator); Michael Naas (Translator)

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With death looming, Jacques Derrida, the world's most famous philosopher, known as the father of "deconstruction," sat down with journalist Jean Birnbaum of the French daily Le Monde. They revisited his life's work and his impending death in a long, surprisingly accessible, and moving final interview.

Sometimes called "obscure" and branded "abstruse" by his critics, the Derrida found in this book is open and engaging, reflecting on a long career challenging important tenets of European philosophy from Plato to Marx.

The contemporary meaning of Derrida's work is also examined, including a discussion of his many political activities. But, as Derrida says, "To philosophize is to learn to die"; as such, this philosophical discussion turns to the realities of his imminent death--including life with a fatal cancer. In the end, this interview remains a touching final look at a long and distinguished career.

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  • Title Learning to Live Finally: The Last Interview
  • Author Jacques Derrida; Pascal-Anne Brault (Translator); Michael Naas (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 95
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Melville House Publishing
  • Publication date 2011-12-06
  • ISBN 9781612190945 / 1612190944
  • Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.5 x 0.4 in (20.32 x 13.97 x 1.02 cm)
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Philosophers - France, Derrida, Jacques
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

“No thinker in the last 100 years had a greater impact than he did on people in more fields and different disciplines.... No thinker has been more deeply misunderstood.”
—Mark C. Taylor, New York Times

About the author

The late Jacques Derrida was Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Professor of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine. Among the most recent of his many books translated into English are Eyes of the University, Negotiations, Who's Afraid of Philosophy? and Rogues: Two Essays on Reason.

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