VIOLENCE AND DIFFERENCE: Girard, Derrida, and Deconstruction

by Andrew J. McKenna

McKenna explicates key elements of the anthropology of Rene Girard and the literarytheory of Jacques Derrida in terms of each other--to create an interpretive strategy that hehopes will "salvage deconstruction from the flashy sterility it favors."

Genres: Philosophy

238 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Lyle Enright]

Aims to elucidate the mechanisms and value of Derridian deconstruction vis-a-vis Girardian anthropology. Still a dense, often baffling read even as an "elucidation," though no less important for it. Must-read for anyone asking whether or not deconstruction (still) makes any difference.