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Introducing Derrida
by Jeff Collins

Introducing Derrida
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Author: Jeff Collins
Contributor: Howard Selina
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-11-02
ISBN: 1840466669
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Totem Books

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Book Review: Derrida Salad
Summary: 3 Stars

Writing a review of this book was a bit difficult. It starts out as a very interesting read and then seems to lose a lot of steam due to a lack of organization or any sort of "big picture" analysis that an introduction really needs. Much of Derrida's work consists of responding and critiquing the works of other philosophers. This book does a good job of introducing his various reactions to the works of others and examples of the application of deconstructionism in various areas of Western Culture. It suffers though from a lack of overall organization or any sort of progression (chronological or otherwise) that makes it difficult to tell if you have read a true introduction or just snippets that struck the author's fancy for inclusion. It just feels like something is missing that would help clarify or encapsulate Derrida a little better (even if he is deliberately being elusive and "undecidable" in his own right). You get the sense that you have had a good mixed salad of Derrida's thinking, but no real sense that you have an accurate representation of everything at the salad bar.

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