Foucault/Derrida Fifty Years Later: The Futures of Genealogy, Deconstruction, and Politics (New Directions in Critical Theory Book 12)

Olivia Custer is a Paris-based scholar and the author of L’Exemple de Kant (2012). Penelope Deutscher is professor of philosophy at Northwestern University. Samir Haddad is associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University. PHI027000,Philosophy/Movements/Deconstruction,PHI043000,Philosophy/Movements/Post-Structuralism Early in their careers, Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida argued over madness, reason, and history in an exchange that profoundly influenced continental philosophy and critical theory. In this collection, Amy Allen, Geoffrey Bennington, Lynne Huffer, Colin Koopman, Pierre Macherey, Michael Naas, and Judith Revel, among others, trace this exchange in debates over the possibilities of genealogy and deconstruction, immanent and transcendent approaches to philosophy, and the practical and theoretical role of the archive. Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction, By Olivia Custer, Penelope Deutscher, And Samir Haddad -- Part I: Openings -- 1. The Foucault-derrida Debate On The Argument Concerning Madness And Dreams, By Pierre Macherey -- 2. Looking Back At History Of Madness, By Lynne Huffer -- 3. Violence And Hyperbole: From Cogito And The History Of Madness To The Death Penalty, By Michael Naas -- Part Ii: Surviving The Philosophical Problem: History Crosses Transcendental Analysis