The end characterised as philosophical corresponds to the hegelian moment. In white mythology, an essay in margins of philosophy derrida refers to what occurs at this limit with the rhetorical figure of catachresis. In the angloamerican tradition of analytic philosophy in particular, in the philosophy of language, metaphor has attracted interest because it does not conform to accepted truthconditional semantics, the conditions which determine whether or not a statement is true. The philosophy of derrida download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. But rather at the word archiveand with the archive of so familiar a word. Catachresis occurs when a word is applied outside of its proper realm of meaning, such as in gertrude steins as a wife has a cow. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this booka source of true illumination for those prepared to. Home deconstruction the philosophy of jacques derrida. Derrida has termed this belief in the selfpresentation of meaning 1ogo centrism, fr om the greek word logos meaning speech, logic, reason, the word of god. It was the starting point of future collaborations.
Metaphor and phenomenology internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the derrida, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. The philosophy of jacques derrida literary theory and criticism.
It is a truism that translation is impossible, or at least a treachery. Metaphor in the text of philosophy jacques derrida note from the translator. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this booka source of true illumination for those prepared to follow his arduous path. Metaphor and phenomenology internet encyclopedia of. Arkhe we recall, names at once the commencement and the commandment. English of hospitality i anne dufourmantelle invites jacques derrida to respond. Derridas exploration in white mythology of aristotles conceptualization of truth and metaphor reaches a similar conclusion. The crucial takeaway here is that derrida seeks to undo the philosophyliterature binary. Tomb i greek is oikesis, which is akin to the greek mkoshousefro which the word conomy derives oikoshouseand nemeinto manage. Writing, on the other hand, is considered by the logocentric. The philosophy of jacques derrida by nasrullah mambrol on april 17, 2019 1. In questo rapporto uomo donna, ella dona mentre luomo prende.
Notes 183 pretation in modern literary theory albany. It should be noted here that white mythology means here white ink on white paper. In this densely imbricated volume derrida pursues his devoted, relentless dismantling of the philosophical tradition, the tradition of plato, kant, hegel, nietzsche, husserl, heideggereach dealt with in one or more of the essays. Metaphor in the text of philosophy by derrida et al. His prolific writings treat both philosophical and literary works, and do so in various ways, of which deconstruction is the most philosophically significant.
Jacques derrida is maitreassistant in philosophy at the ecole normale superieure in paris. Derrida first plays on the silence of the a in difftrance as bemg hke a s lent, omb. Since jacques derrida is often referred to as the foremost deconstructive theorist, and since so much of his work is concerned with the theory of language and metaphor, i will attempt to deliver my coarticulation of marxism and deconstruction to a political and i hesitate only minimally to use the term postmarxist reading of his white. Derrida s famous paper, white mythology,1 challenges each such departments conception of the other, and also presents a philosophical problem. More than fourty years have passed since the publication of derridas essay on white mythology. Requires a bit of reading on aristotle, but fairly accessible parts. The derrida reader draws together a number of derridas most interesting and idiosyncratic essays that treat literary language, the idea of the literary, and questions of poetics and poetry.
Derrida claims that an attempt to debunk philosophy in general, on the grounds that philosophy is no more than a. I have rendered the examples so as to be as conformable as possible to the intentions both of aristotle and of m. In the eighth study of the rule of metaphor, ricoeur provides a read ing of white mythology, on the basis of. The sunset and the destruction of metaphor in the writings. Derridas famous paper, white mythology,1 challenges each such departments conception of the other, and also presents a philosophical problem. The trajectory of derridas thought here is especially difficult to capture. In a narrow sense, the quarrel is played out in a series of three texts. Metaphor and analogy in derrida a companion to derrida. This definition appears in the essay white mythology. Jul 07, 2008 jacques derrida on the attitude of american journalists and university students. The interpretation involved in the translation given here is similar to that of the bude translation used by m. Metaphor in the text of philosophy 1971, is a deconstructive interpretation of the vicissitudes of metaphor in philosophical discourse and does not contain any reference to ricoeur. European, white mythological, provenance is precisely the solar myth of the dying and reborn sun and whose root nes.
But derrida shows that theres a lot of fiction to be found in western philosophy too. Boyarin, intertextuality and the reading of midrash pp. Derrida claims that an attempt to debunk philosophy in general, on the grounds that philosophy is no more than a collection of wornout metaphors a white or anaemic. Indeed, it is the piety of the translator to say so. July 15, 1930 october 9, 2004 was an algerianborn french philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomenology. The thesis, as it were, is established in derridas essay white mythology. See, were used to thinking of mythology and metaphysics as opposed. The philosophy of jacques derrida literary theory and. Austin and on the nature of metaphor white mythology, the latter with important implications for literary theory. Metaphor in the text of philosophy, authorderrida and jacques and moore, year1974.
Jacques derrida 19302004, a leading figure in french poststructuralist philosophy, is renowned for having developed deconstruction. Contains one of the two most important writings by derrida, white mythology. Collection critique, paris, minuit, 1967 jacques derrida indice. At this time, french judaism in algeria had undergone a pro. Semantic scholar extracted view of white mythology. Jacques derrida on the attitude of american journalists and university students.
There are essays too on linguistics saussure, benveniste, austin and on the nature of metaphor white mythology, the latter with important implications for literary theory. The trajectory of derridas thought here is especially difficult to capture, but seems to be circling around the question of being itself and to involve a crucial detour via heidegger, and more notably his notion of the als. His prolific writings treat both philosophical and literary works, and do so in various ways, of which. If white mythology is the term which jacques derrida uses to problematise the coinci dence of logocentrism and western ethnocentrism and whichput. White mythology argues for a certain irreducibility of metaphor in the text of philosophy. He was born fortyfive years ago of sephardic jewish parents in algiers at. Taken literally, the statement juliet is the sun from romeo and juliet is false, if not. European, white mythological, provenance is precisely the. Derridas essay white mythology claims that metaphor is a necessary part of philosophy. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. There are essays too on linguistics saussure, benveniste, austin and on the nature of metaphor white mythology, the latter with important implications for.
Metaphor in the text of philosophy, author derrida and jacques and moore, year1974. A certain mythology preferable to others, as in white. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this booka source of true illumination for. As derrida explains in white mythology, philosophy considers metaphor to be a provisional loss of meaning, a form of economy that does no irreparable damage to. There are two discussions of aristotle that can be taken as bookends in the derridean corpus. The philosophy of derrida download ebook pdf, epub. Cultural memory in the present includes bibliographical references and index. Metaphor in the text of philosophy 1972 and politics of friendship 1994. The mythology which the dreary poetry of metaphysics assembles is, for derrida, the. Jacques derrida, white mythology college of liberal arts.
Metaphor and analogy in derrida request pdf researchgate. July 15, 1930 october 9, 2004 was an algerianborn french philosopher best known for. His parents haiim aaron prosper charles and georgette sultana esther safar gave him the forename of jackie. The essays discuss single tropes or concepts, a figure such as metaphor, the ideas of titles and signatures, proper names, and derridas thinking on. Here we find traces of lost meanings, reminiscent of the lost inscriptions on coins. He was born fortyfive years ago of sephardic jewish parents in algiers at nineteen, he came to france as a student.
Derridas purposes in the introductory section cannot be captured in english. A love story, in which cow is used to refer to a womans. Derrida usa limmagine dello sperone per indicare unescrescenza fallica che ha il compito sia di difendere che di attaccare speronando. Archive fever a freudian impression jacques derrida let us not begin at the beginning, nor even at the archive. Apr 17, 2019 jacques derrida 19302004, a leading figure in french poststructuralist philosophy, is renowned for having developed deconstruction. Besides dissemination in 1972 derrida published also margins of philosophy and positions.
1441 1487 491 261 244 315 1577 281 1552 381 901 1508 240 1457 265 266 303 540 287 785 574 651 1360 681 302 13 64 298 1079 837 668 906 652 1460 1092