Derrida's Politics of Friendship: Amity and Enmity

This edited collection examines Derrida's Politics of Friendship, exploring its place in his political philosophy and its relevance to contemporary politics. It includes critical chapters that engage with Derrida's text and offer analyses, extensions, and critiques.

Format: Hardback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Twenty-five years after the publication of Derrida's Politics of Friendship (Politiques de l'amitié, 1994), this edited collection brings together twenty-three critical chapters that revisit this underappreciated text, including Derrida's Geschlecht IV, an essay excluded from the English translation. Engaging closely with Derrida's text, these chapters offer insightful analyses, extensions, and critiques of the work, reconsidering its place in Derrida's political philosophy and exploring its potential for contemporary politics. In a time when the promises and perils of political friendship have resurfaced, intertwined with both nationalist and anti-nationalist political programmes, this collection provides valuable insights into the complexities and challenges of navigating political relationships in our globalized world.

Twenty-five years after the publication of Derrida's Politics of Friendship (Politiques de l'amitié, 1994), this edited collection gathers twenty-three critical chapters that revisit this underappreciated text, including Derrida's Geschlecht IV, an essay excluded from the English translation. Engaging closely with Derrida's text, these chapters offer insightful analyses, extensions, and critiques of the work, reconsidering its place in Derrida's political philosophy and exploring its potential for contemporary politics. In a time when the promises and perils of political friendship have resurfaced, intertwined with both nationalist and anti-nationalist political programmes, this collection provides valuable insights into the complexities and challenges of navigating political relationships in our globalized world.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 165 x 243 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474486736