Miracle and Machine: Jacques Derrida and the Two Sources of Religion, Science, a

Description: Miracle and Machine by Michael Naas Miracle and Machine is an introduction to the work of Jacques Derrida by means of a detailed reading of his 1994-5 essay "Faith and Knowledge," Derridas most important work on the nature of religion in general and on the unprecedented forms it is taking today through science and the media. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Miracle and Machine is a sort of "readers guide" to Jacques Derridas 1994-95 essay "faith and knowledge," his most important work on the nature of religion in general and on the unprecedented forms it is taking today through science and the media. It provides essential background for understanding Derridas essay, commentary on its unique style and its central figures (e.g., Kant, Hegel, Bergson, and Heidegger), and assessment of its principal philosophical claims about the fundamental duplicity of religion and the ineluctablyautoimmune relationship among religion, science, and the media. Along the way it offers in-depth analysis of Derridas treatment of everything from the nature of religious revelation, faith, prayer, sacrifice, testimony, messianicity, fundamentalism, and secularism to the way religion is today being transformed by globalization,technoscience, and worldwide telecommunications networks.But Miracle and Machine is much more than a commentary on a single Derrida text. Through references to scores of other works by Derrida, both early and late, it also provides a unique introduction to Derridas work in general. It demonstrates that one of the very best ways to understand the terms, themes, claims, strategies, and motivations of Derridean deconstruction from the early 1960s through 2004 is to read critically and patiently, in its spirit and in its letter, an exemplary text such as "Faith and Knowledge." Finally, Miracle and Machine attempts to put Derridas ideas about religion to the test by reading alongside "Faith and Knowledge" an already classic work of American fiction that is more or less contemporaneous with it, Don DeLillos 1997 Underworld, a novel that explores the same relationship between faith and knowledge, religion and science, religious revelation and the World Wide Web, messianicity, and weapons of mass destruction-in a word, in two words, miracles and machines. Author Biography Michael Naas is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago. His books include The End of the World and Other Teachable Moments: Jacques Derridas Final Seminar and Miracle and Machine: Jacques Derrida and the Two Sources of Religion, Science, and the Media (both Fordham). Review "With Miracle and Machine, Naas provides us with an extremely rich and highly illuminating reading of Derridas complex work that permits us to gauge the stakes of this absolutely unique text in Derridas corpus." -Research in Phenomenology "This book is overflowing with insights and broad perspectives at the same time that it offers an authoritative summation, overview, and progress report on Jacques Derridas considerable work on religion and its impact on the contemporary world." -- -Henry Sussman Yale University Promotional A sort of "readers guide" to Jacques Derridas 1994 essay "faith and knowledge," his most important work on the nature of religion in general and on the unprecedented forms it is taking today through science and the media Long Description Miracle and Machine is a sort of "readers guide" to Jacques Derridas 1994-95 essay "faith and knowledge," his most important work on the nature of religion in general and on the unprecedented forms it is taking today through science and the media. It provides essential background for understanding Derridas essay, commentary on its unique style and its central figures (e.g., Kant, Hegel, Bergson, and Heidegger), and assessment of its principal philosophical claims about the fundamental duplicity of religion and the ineluctably autoimmune relationship among religion, science, and the media. Along the way it offers in-depth analysis of Derridas treatment of everything from the nature of religious revelation, faith, prayer, sacrifice, testimony, messianicity, fundamentalism, and secularism to the way religion is today being transformed by globalization, technoscience, and worldwide telecommunications networks. But Miracle and Machine is much more than a commentary on a single Derrida text. Through references to scores of other works by Derrida, both early and late, it also provides a unique introduction to Derridas work in general. It demonstrates that one of the very best ways to understand the terms, themes, claims, strategies, and motivations of Derridean deconstruction from the early 1960s through 2004 is to read critically and patiently, in its spirit and in its letter, an exemplary text such as "Faith and Knowledge." Finally, Miracle and Machine attempts to put Derridas ideas about religion to the test by reading alongside "Faith and Knowledge" an already classic work of American fiction that is more or less contemporaneous with it, Don DeLillos 1997 Underworld, a novel that explores the same relationship between faith and knowledge, religion and science, religious revelation and the World Wide Web, messianicity, and weapons of mass destruction--in a word, in two words, miracles and machines. Review Text ""This book is overflowing with insights and broad perspectives at the same time that it offers an authoritative summation, overview, and progress report on Jacques Derridas considerable work on religion and its impact on the contemporary world."" --Henry Sussman, Yale University Review Quote This book is overflowing with insights and broad perspectives at the same time that it offers an authoritative summation, overview, and progress report on Jacques Derridas considerable work on religion and its impact on the contemporary world. -----Henry Sussman, Yale University Promotional "Headline" A full-scale reading-philosophical, literary, even typographical-of "Faith and Knowedge: The Two Sources of Religion at the Limits of Reason Alone," probably Derridas most extended and complex statement on the question of religion. Details ISBN0823239985 Author Michael Naas Publisher Fordham University Press Language English ISBN-10 0823239985 ISBN-13 9780823239986 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title MIRACLE & MACHINE FIRSTTION/E Edition Description Firsttion Year 2012 Imprint Fordham University Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence US Affiliation Department of Philosophy, DePaul University Philosophy Department, DeP Series Perspectives in Continental Philosophy Subtitle Jacques Derrida and the Two Sources of Religion, Science, and the Media UK Release Date 2012-04-02 Publication Date 2012-04-02 AU Release Date 2012-04-02 NZ Release Date 2012-04-02 US Release Date 2012-04-02 Pages 428 Alternative 9780823239979 DEWEY 215 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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