Understanding Derrida

Jack Reynolds is Chair of Philosophy at Deakin University, Australia. Jonathan Roffe is Convenor of the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy. He is co-editor of Understanding Derrida (Continuum 2004)

"The most important offering for assessing Derrida's contribution to philosophy is Reynolds and Roffe's Understanding Derrida, which brings together introductory pieces from important philosophers and Derrida scholars, including David Allison, Robert Bernasconi, and Simon Critchley...By extracting the properly philosophical elements of Derrida's work, Reynolds and Roffe have produced a careful invitation that truly and compellingly shows Derrida to be a serious philosopher we should study and from whom we can learn." -Edvard Lorkovic, Philosophy in Review

• Foreword Jacques Derrida1. Editor's Introduction Jack Reynolds and Jon RoffePart I: Themes in Derrida2. Language (Michael Naas, DePaul University)3. Metaphysics Christopher Norris, University of Cardiff 4. The Subject (Christina Howells, Oxford)5. Politics Paul Patton, University of New South Wales 6. Ethics Simon Critchley, University of Essex 7. Decision Jack Reynolds, University of Tasmania8. Translation Jon Roffe, University of Melbourne 9. Religion Kevin Hart, University of Notre Dame10. Psychoanalysis Matthew Sharpe, University of Auckland11. Literature Claire Colebrook, University of Edinburgh 12. Art (Julian Wolfreys, Uni of Florida)Part II: Derrida & Others13. Edmund Husserl David Allison, State University of New York14. Martin Heidegger Robert Bernasconi, University of Memphis15. Emmanuel Levinas Rosalyn Diprose, University of New South Wales 16. GWF Hegel David Rathbone, University of Melbourne17. Friedrich Nietzsche (Richard Beardsworth, American University of Paris)Bibliography of all Derrida's English publications