Philosophy in a Time of Terror

Dialogues with Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Giovanna Borradori ISBN: 9780226066653
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: May 28, 2013
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Giovanna Borradori
ISBN: 9780226066653
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: May 28, 2013
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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