Derrida: A Very Short Introduction

• Explores Derrida's main books and essays and considers his central themes to provide a comprehensive picture of his work
• Explains the theory of deconstruction and refutes the claims that it is negative and destructive
• Defends Derrida against some of the attacks from the analytical philosophical community whilst explaining why it is that his work inspires such passionate criticism
• Seeks to give the newcomer a sense of Derrida's challenge to the philosophical tradition, combined with some understanding of the range of reactions that challenge has provoked
• Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over three million copies sold worldwide

Readership: General readers and students interested in or studying Derrida.

Simon Glendinning, Reader in European Philosophy, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science

"Glendinning's overview is accurate and informed" - Times Literary Supplement

"it's very short, and certainly worth reading" - New Statesman

1: A picture of Derrida
2: Misunderestimating Derrida
3: Reading the logocentric heritage
4: The rehabiliation of writing
5: Law and justice
6: Politics and friendship
7: The ends of man
8: Starting over
References
Further Reading
Index