Derrida's Secret: Perjury, Testimony, Oath

by Charles Barbour

Book Overview

A new philosophical reflection on the secret and its importance to our contemporary political experience
The Snowden Affair, Wikileaks, the 'lone wolf' terrorist, Clinton's private email account - the secret is arguably the central element of our contemporary political experience. Now, Charles Barbour looks at the basic ontological question 'what is a secret?'
Organised as a reflection on Jacques Derrida's later writings on secrecy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474425003
• ISBN13: 9781474425001
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.4"