VSI, Derrida

• Explores Derrida's main books and essays and considers his central themes to provide a comprehensive picture of his work
• Explains the theory of deconstruction and refutes the claims that it is negative and destructive
• Defends Derrida against some of the attacks from the analytical philosophical community whilst explaining why it is that his work inspires such passionate criticism
• Seeks to give the newcomer a sense of Derrida's challenge to the philosophical tradition, combined with some understanding of the range of reactions that challenge has provoked
• Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide

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