The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida

Religion Without Religion

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Author:

Caputo, John D.

Series title:

Philosophy of Religion Ser.

ISBN:

978-0-253-21112-5

Publication Date:

Sep 1997

Publisher:

Indiana University Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $26.00

Book Description:

Taking full advantage of the most recent and least discussed writings of Derrida, it offers a careful and comprehensive account of the religious dimension of Derrida's thought.--Merold Westphal

Book Details

Pages:	416
Detailed Subjects:	Philosophy / Movements / Deconstruction Religion / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6 x 9 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:	1.28 Pounds

Author Biography

Caputo, John D. (Author)

Academician John D. Caputo (b.1940) specializes in continental philosophy, described as the interaction among 20th century French and German philosophy and religion. He has written a number of scholarly books including The Mystical Element in Heidegger's Thought (1978), Heidegger and Aquinas (1982), Demythologizing Heidegger (1993), Against Ethics (1993), and The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida (1997). Caputo has been honored in Dublin and Toronto, where conferences have been organized around his work.

Caputo is professor of philosophy at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where he received his M.A. in 1964. Other degrees include a B.A. from LaSalle College (1962) and a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr (1968).

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