The Domestication of Derrida: Rorty, Pragmatism and Deconstruction by Dr Lorenzo

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Offers an account of Richard Rorty's attempt to reconcile deconstruction with the American pragmatist and liberal traditions. This book argues that Rorty's powerful reading protocol is motivated by the necessity to contain the risks of Derrida's critique of Western philosophy and politics.

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In The Domestication of Derrida, Lorenzo Fabbri argues that Rorty's powerful reading protocol is motivated by the necessity to contain the risks of Derrida's critique of Western philosophy and politics. Rorty claims that Derrida reduces philosophy to a production of private fantasies that do not have any political or epistemological relevance. Fabbri challenges such an aberrant appropriation by investigating the two key features of Rorty's privatization of deconstruction: the reduction of deconstructive writing to an example of merely autobiographical literature; and the idea that Derrida not only dismisses, but also mocks the desire to engage philosophy with political struggle. What is ultimately questioned in The Domestication of Derrida is the legitimacy of labelling deconstruction as a post-modern withdrawal from politics and theory. By discussing Derrida's resistance against the very possibility of theoretical and political ascetism, Fabbri shows that there is much more politics and philosophy in deconstruction than Rorty is willing to admit.

Author Biography

Lorenzo Fabbri is a Sage fellow in the department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Taking Rorty Seriously1. The Contingency of Being2. Derrida, the Transcendental and Theoretical Ascetism3. The Resistance of TheoryBibliography

Review

'Fabbri's important book demands serious attention not only from those interested in the relation between Jacques Derrida and Richard Rorty, but from those interested in thinking together a future radical politics.' - Postmodern Culture"...carefully seeks to understand and contextualize Rorty's pragmatist reappropriation of Derrida's thought...a provocative and essential resource." French Studies, 2009"...the book provokes long reflection on the basic fruitfulness of Rorty's position, and this alone is a clear virtue." Aaron James Landry, Symposium, January 2010Fabbri makes a successful case in defending Derrida against Rorty's criticism... [his] book merits attention as one of the few attempts to mark the interface between pragmatism and deconstruction. -- The European Legacy, Vol. 16, No. 3

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An important new book analyzing the way in which Richard Rorty has tried to reconcile the thought of Jacques Derrida with the American pragmatist and liberal tradition.

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In The Domestication of Derrida, Lorenzo Fabbri argues that Rorty's powerful reading protocol is motivated by the necessity to contain the risks of Derrida's critique of Western philosophy and politics. Rorty claims that Derrida reduces philosophy to a production of private fantasies that do not have any political or epistemological relevance. Fabbri challenges such an aberrant appropriation by investigating the two key features of Rorty's privatization of deconstruction: the reduction of deconstructive writing to an example of merely autobiographical literature; and the idea that Derrida not only dismisses, but also mocks the desire to engage philosophy with political struggle. What is ultimately questioned in The Domestication of Derrida is the legitimacy of labelling deconstruction as a post-modern withdrawal from politics and theory. By discussing Derrida's resistance against the very possibility of theoretical and political ascetism, Fabbri shows that there is much more politics and philosophy in deconstruction than Rorty is willing to admit. >

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"...the book provokes long reflection on the basic fruitfulness of Rorty's position, and this alone is a clear virtue." Aaron James Landry, Symposium, January 2010

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An important new book analyzing the way in which Richard Rorty has tried to reconcile the thought of Jacques Derrida with the American pragmatist and liberal tradition.

Details ISBN0826497780 Short Title DOMESTICATION OF DERRIDA Series Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy Language English ISBN-10 0826497780 ISBN-13 9780826497789 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 194 Year 2008 Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Subtitle Rorty, Pragmatism and Deconstruction Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780826497789 Series Number 50 UK Release Date 2008-06-08 NZ Release Date 2008-06-08 Translated from English Author Dr Lorenzo Fabbri Pages 160 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2008-06-08 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2008-06-07 We've got this

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