Such readers would probably be receptive to a book about derrida and legal philosophy if it clearly set forth derrida s notion of justice and demonstrated how it complements, challenges, or improves upon the positions staked out by other legal philosophers. Derrida and the philosophy of law and justice springerlink. Jacques derrida s force of law in deconstruction and the possibility of justice is crucial to thinking the nexus between deconstruction and critical legal theory, and is must reading for anybody interested in the critical field. Readings from plato to derrida teaching texts in law and politics. Jacques derrida was an algerianborn french philosopher best known for developing a form of. Jacques derrida 19302004 was the founder of deconstruction, a way of criticizing not only both literary and philosophical texts but also political institutions. New york, usa adam gearey is reader in law, birkbeck law school, university of london, uk petra gehring is university professor for theoretical philosophy, darmstadt university of technology, germany duncan kennedy is.
In addition to a thorough introduction addressing salient aspects of jacques derridas engagement with law, this book comes with an extensive bibliography of. Readings of derridas work on law and justice have tended to stress the. During his career derrida published more than 40 books, together with hundreds of essays and public presentations. A very short introduction very short introductions. In fact, the jewish laws passed by the vichy regime interrupted his high school studies. He had a significant influence upon the humanities and social sciences, including philosophy, literature, law, anthropology, historiography, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, psychoanalysis and political theory. Although derrida at times expressed regret concerning the fate of the word deconstruction, its popularity indicates the wideranging influence of his thought, in. In how to read derrida, penelope deutscher focuses heavily on the first while conveniently overlooking the second. Immediately after world war ii, derrida started to study philosophy. Readings from plato to derrida teaching texts in law and politics hayden, patrick on. Books by jacques derrida author of writing and difference. Deutscher divides her book into ten chapters with only the first four deconstructive reading, reading as intervention, difference, and undecidables relating to areas most commonly associated with derridean thought. This book brings together leading scholars in a variety of disciplines to assess derridas importance for and impact upon legal studies. To many, the very title of this book, deconstruction and the possibility of justice.
Jacques derrida s most popular book is writing and difference. Derrida and legal philosophy peter goodrich palgrave macmillan. He had a significant influence upon the humanities and social sciences, including philosophy, literature, law. Derrida has his annus mirabilis, publishing three books at once. This book brings together fifteen essays on jacques derridas approach to justice, law, and politics. Jacques derrida stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Professor david gray carlson teaches commercial law and bankruptcy at. Jacques derrida was a key philosopher of modern times who made pioneering explorations into the subtexts of our key concepts. Derrida begins part 1 of the almost booklength treatise with a complaint.
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