{"product_id":"theory-and-practice-paperback","title":"Theory and Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacques Derrida\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Bennington\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePeggy Kamuf\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, nine lectures from Jacques Derrida that challenge the influential Marxist distinction between thinking and acting.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheory and Practice \u003c\/i\u003eis a series of nine lectures that Jacques Derrida delivered at the ﾉcole Normale Sup駻ieure in 1976 and 1977. The topic of \"theory and practice\" was associated above all with Marxist discourse and particularly the influential interpretation of Marx by Louis Althusser. Derrida's many questions to Althusser and other thinkers aim at unsettling the distinction between thinking and acting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Derrida's investigations set out from Marx's \"Theses on Feuerbach,\" in particular the eleventh thesis, which has often been taken as a mantra for the \"end of philosophy,\" to be brought about by Marxist practice. Derrida argues, however, that Althusser has no such end in view and that his discourse remains resolutely philosophical, even as it promotes the theory\/practice pair as primary values. This seminar also draws fascinating connections between Marxist thought and Heidegger and features Derrida's signature reconsideration of the dichotomy between doing and thinking. This text, available for the first time in English, shows that Derrida was doing important work on Marx long before \u003ci\u003eSpecters of Marx\u003c\/i\u003e. As with the other volumes in this series, it gives readers an unparalleled glimpse into Derrida's thinking at its best--spontaneous, unpredictable, and groundbreaking.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Derrida\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2004) was director of studies at the ﾉcole des Hautes ﾉtudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and professor of humanities at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many books published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eDavid Wills\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of French and comparative literature at Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706503368767,"sku":"9780226829357","price":61.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c793db0809e05835ef408ff4dad75fb9.webp?v=1765040696","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/theory-and-practice-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}