Philosophy, Language and the Political
Poststructuralism in Perspective
Published on 22. January 2026
312 pages
978-1-040-86424-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents critical essays examining the intersection of philosophy, language, and politics in poststructuralist thought. The collection explores Jacques Derrida's philosophical legacy alongside contributions from leading scholars analyzing deconstruction, psychoanalysis, and political theory. Essays examine key thinkers including Foucault, Agamben, Blanchot, and Habermas, addressing themes of ethics, memory, and political critique. The subject matter of this book also includes:
Examination of poststructuralist philosophy and its political implications in contemporary thought
Critical analysis of Jacques Derrida's philosophical legacy and its influence on political theory
Scholarly exploration of the relationship between language, deconstruction, and political critique
In-depth study of key poststructuralist thinkers including Derrida, Foucault, Agamben, and Blanchot
Interdisciplinary approach connecting philosophy, psychoanalysis, and political theory
The book investigates concepts of hauntology, spectrality, and the politics of language while offering contemporary perspectives on poststructuralist philosophy and its relevance to current political discourse.
This title has been co-published with Aakar Books. T&F does not sell or distrubute the print versions in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Maldives.
Examination of poststructuralist philosophy and its political implications in contemporary thought
Critical analysis of Jacques Derrida's philosophical legacy and its influence on political theory
Scholarly exploration of the relationship between language, deconstruction, and political critique
In-depth study of key poststructuralist thinkers including Derrida, Foucault, Agamben, and Blanchot
Interdisciplinary approach connecting philosophy, psychoanalysis, and political theory
The book investigates concepts of hauntology, spectrality, and the politics of language while offering contemporary perspectives on poststructuralist philosophy and its relevance to current political discourse.
This title has been co-published with Aakar Books. T&F does not sell or distrubute the print versions in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Maldives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
File size
7,20 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-86424-1 (9781040864241)
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Franson Manjali | Marc Crepon
Philosophy, Language and the Political
Poststructuralism in Perspective
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Persons
Franson Manjali serves as Professor of Linguistics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His latest publications include Labyrinths of Language - Philosophical and Cultural Investigations. He has translated several scholarly texts from the French into English, notably Jean-Luc Nancy's Philosophical Chronicles.
Marc Crepon is Director of Research with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France. He is also currently serving as Chair, Department of Philosophy at Ecole normale superieure (Paris).
Marc Crepon is Director of Research with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France. He is also currently serving as Chair, Department of Philosophy at Ecole normale superieure (Paris).
Content
The Conference and the Book
Preface: Against the Call for Blood, the Call for Critique
Thematic Introduction: Philosophical Critique and the Politico-Linguistic Aspects
The Invention of the Idiom: The Event of the Untranslatable
JOUIS ANNIVERSAIRE! ("scenes of inner life" for the tenth anniversary of the death of Jacques Derrida)
Can a Toolbox Go to War? The Political Legacy of Poststructuralism
Juergen Habermas and Jacques Derrida as "Good Europeans"
Cryptonymy: Deconstruction, Psychoanalysis, Politics
(De)constitutive Theories of Language and the Politics of Change
Resisting the Work of Mourning: Survival and Resurrection of Jacques Derrida
Fear of Spinoza: Derrida as Reader of the Theological-Political Treatise
Not This, Not That...: Maurice Blanchot and Poststructuralism
'Being-outside and Yet Belonging': Political Philosophy of Giorgio Agamben
Aporias of Ethics: Looking at the 'Wholly Other'
Of Shame and Censure: Is An 'other' Politics Possible?
Body-Reparation-Invention: Cixous and Derrida on "Feminine Writing"
Ecce Animot: Notes on the Animal Stigmatext
Learning to Live with Specters: Hauntology, Memory and Language in Specters of Marx
De-cision: Resisting the 'Tragic' and Surviving the Subject
Wounding the Self-Writing the Other
Remembering "The Purloined Letter": Letters from the Event Horizon
Foucault: Optics and the Folding of Light
This is (not) a Pipe: from Magritte to Bansky
List of Contributors
Preface: Against the Call for Blood, the Call for Critique
Thematic Introduction: Philosophical Critique and the Politico-Linguistic Aspects
The Invention of the Idiom: The Event of the Untranslatable
JOUIS ANNIVERSAIRE! ("scenes of inner life" for the tenth anniversary of the death of Jacques Derrida)
Can a Toolbox Go to War? The Political Legacy of Poststructuralism
Juergen Habermas and Jacques Derrida as "Good Europeans"
Cryptonymy: Deconstruction, Psychoanalysis, Politics
(De)constitutive Theories of Language and the Politics of Change
Resisting the Work of Mourning: Survival and Resurrection of Jacques Derrida
Fear of Spinoza: Derrida as Reader of the Theological-Political Treatise
Not This, Not That...: Maurice Blanchot and Poststructuralism
'Being-outside and Yet Belonging': Political Philosophy of Giorgio Agamben
Aporias of Ethics: Looking at the 'Wholly Other'
Of Shame and Censure: Is An 'other' Politics Possible?
Body-Reparation-Invention: Cixous and Derrida on "Feminine Writing"
Ecce Animot: Notes on the Animal Stigmatext
Learning to Live with Specters: Hauntology, Memory and Language in Specters of Marx
De-cision: Resisting the 'Tragic' and Surviving the Subject
Wounding the Self-Writing the Other
Remembering "The Purloined Letter": Letters from the Event Horizon
Foucault: Optics and the Folding of Light
This is (not) a Pipe: from Magritte to Bansky
List of Contributors
