{"product_id":"the-politics-and-pedagogy-of-mourning-9781350050938","title":"The Politics and Pedagogy of Mourning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Derrida famously stated in \u003ci\u003eSpecters of Marx\u003c\/i\u003e that a justice worthy of the name must call us to render justice not only to the living but also to the dead. In \u003ci\u003eThe Politics and Pedagogy of Mourning\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy Secret argues that offering a persuasive account of such a duty requires establishing a discussion among the 20th century's three key thinkers on death  Heidegger, Levinas and Freud. Despite arguing that none of these three figures' discourses offers us a complete account of our duty to the dead and that it remains impossible to unify them into a single, consistent and correct approach, Secret nevertheless offers an account of how Derrida managed to produce an always singular articulation of these discourses in each of the acts of eulogy he offered for his philosophical contemporaries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the first monographs to pay particular attention to the key role any contemporary account of the ethics of eulogy must grant to the revolutionary theoretic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Secret’s book addresses a very important area of Derrida’s work that has thus far not received justly-deserved attention. The originality of Secret’s project and its most significant impact, I believe, rests on the role accorded to Derrida’s eulogies as political acts “offering a pedagogy in responsibility. * Kas Saghafi, Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis, USA *\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Secret’s book is quite remarkable: erudite, well written and argued, conceptually strong and original, it sheds a completely new light on a decisive moment of contemporary philosophy. There is little doubt that it will form an important contribution to debates about the work of the philosopher Jacques Derrida, but also the relationship between ethics, politics, ontology, psychoanalysis, and, not least, its designated “object”, the existential and moral phenomenon of mourning. * Etienne Balibar, Distinguished Professor, Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, UC Irvine, USA *\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Secret has accomplished a great deal with this text. For those who already turn to the work of Jacques Derrida or Sigmund Freud to think about the ethics and politics of mourning, this work will be invaluable. For those who are skeptical of deconstruction or psychoanalysis, it will serve as a refreshingly clear and convincing argument that they should rethink their positions. For all who find themselves reflecting on the sobering if not impossible responsibilities of speaking about the dead, Secret’s text will become an irreplaceable intellectual companion. * David W. McIvor, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eCombining eloquence and sharp philosophical insight in equal measure, Timothy Secret weaves a fascinating commentary on the treatment of questions of death and mourning in the work of four of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers. His book represents a major contribution to our understanding of the ways in which Freud, Heidegger, Levinas and Derrida approach that most ineluctable of issues – our common mortality. * Peter Dews, Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Philosophy and Art History, University of Essex, UK *\u003cbr\u003eSecret is a sensitive and illuminating reader of Derrida. -- Stuart Walton * Review31 *\u003cbr\u003e[T]his is a book to read. -- Dawne McCance, University of Manitoba * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eThe challenge to develop a significant learning experience through Derrida’s eulogies could be difficult, but it is not impossible, and Secret’s book is an essential tool to begin the process and overcome some of the barriers. The author’s passion for the topic is evident; I believe this book is relevant and extraordinary, and it is an outstanding addition to the literature in the field of death and dying. For all of these reasons I recommend it to those interested in death, mourning, and eulogy as a way to memorialize those who have gone before us. -- José Luis Moreno * Adult Education Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: The Proffered Refuge of the Dead (or ‘Why Psychoanalysis’) 1. Becoming Mortal 1.1. Learning to Die  1.2 The Anticipation of Death (on Heidegger) 2. Articulation  2.1 The Work of Deconstruction  2.2 Hinges and Articulations 3. The Ethics of Vulnerability 3.1 A Wounding of Language  3.2 Death in the Order of Exposition 4. The Scene of Writing 4.1 The Psychographic Metaphor 4.2 Psychic Sketches 5. Mourning or Melancholia 5.1 Psychoanalysis and Mourning 5.2 The Ghosts of Budapest 6. The Address of Eulogy 6.1 The Most Common of Experiences 6.2 The Simplest Thing 6.3 Memoires 6.4 The World is Gone Conclusion: Closing the Tomb Appendix: The Exceptional Solitude of Abraham and Torok Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742427513175,"sku":"9781350050938","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350050938.jpg?v=1758384922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-and-pedagogy-of-mourning-9781350050938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}