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The Gift of Death, Second Edition & Literature in Secret (Religion and Postmodernism Series) by Jacques Derrida, Jacques Derrida, David Wills is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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The Gift Of Death, Jacques Derrida S Most Sustained Consideration Of Religion, Explores Questions First Introduced In His Book Given Time About The Limits Of The Rational And Responsible That One Reaches In Granting Or Accepting Death, Whether By Sacrifice, Murder, Execution, Or Suicide. Derrida Analyzes Czech Philosopher Jan Patocka S Heretical Essays In The Philosophy Of History And Develops And Compares His Ideas To The Works Of Heidegger, Levinas, And Kierkegaard. One Of Derrida S Major Works, The Gift Of Death Resonates With Much Of His Earlier Writing, And This Highly Anticipated Second Edition Is Greatly Enhanced By David Wills S Updated Translation. This New Edition Also Features The First-ever English Translation Of Derrida S Literature In Secret. In It, Derrida Continues His Discussion Of The Sacrifice Of Isaac, Which Leads To Bracing Meditations On Secrecy, Forgiveness, Literature, And Democracy. He Also Offers A Reading Of Kafka S Letter To His Father And Uses The Story Of The Flood In Genesis As An Embarkation Point For A Consideration Of Divine Sovereignty--publisher Description. Translator's Preface To The 2007 Edition -- The Gift Of Death -- Secrets Of European Resp

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Author

Jacques Derrida, Jacques Derrida, David Wills

Publisher

Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226142777

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Fiction, History, Religion

Rating

4.26 / 5 (140 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13