The Event of the Thing

Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism

Michael Marder

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University of Toronto Press
19 April 2011

Western philosophy, from c 1900 -

Jacques Derrida's writings often embed the key themes of deconstruction in a notion of the thing. The Event of the Thing is the most complete examination to date of Derrida's understanding of thinghood and its crucial role in psychoanalysis, ethics, literary theory, aesthetics, and Marxism.

Arguing that the thing, as a figure of otherness, destabilizes the metaphysical edifice it underlies, Michael Marder reveals the contributions it makes to critiques of humanism and idealism. Subsequently, the new realism that emerges from deconstruction holds the possibility of an event that problematizes all attempts to objectify the thing. An illuminating analysis of Derrida and phenomenology, The Event of the Thing is an innovative and compelling study of a crucial aspect of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers.

By: Michael Marder
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781442612655
ISBN 10: 1442612657
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 19 April 2011
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Marder is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at Duquesne University.

Reviews for The Event of the Thing: Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism

'The Event of the Thing by Michael Marder is probably one of the most comprehensive and integrative readings of Derrida's oeuvre to date ... Marder's confident and elegant prose reveals an original style, distinctly different from Derrida's and yet just as carefully performative and rhythmic.' -- Roy Ben-Shai Telos