911
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Author_Giovanna Borradori
capitalism
Category=QDH
communicative rationality
critical theory
deconstruction
democracy
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europe
european
france
french
german
germany
good and evil
humanities
jurgen habermas
new york city
phenomenology
philosopher
philosophy
politics
post structuralism
postmodernism
postmodernity
pragmatism
public sphere
semiotic analysis
social sciences
sociologist
sociology
terrorism
terrorist attack
Product details
- ISBN 9780226066660
- Weight: 284g
- Dimensions: 14 x 22mm
- Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The idea for Philosophy in a Time of Terror was born hours after the attacks on 9/11 and was realized just weeks later when Giovanna Borradori sat down with Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida in New York City, in separate interviews, to evaluate the significance of the most destructive terrorist act ever perpetrated. This book marks an unprecedented encounter between two of the most influential thinkers of our age as here, for the first time, Habermas and Derrida overcome their mutual antagonism and agree to appear side by side. As the two philosophers disassemble and reassemble what we think we know about terrorism, they break from the familiar social and political rhetoric increasingly polarized between good and evil. In this process, we watch two of the greatest intellects of the century at work.
