Why there can be no Derridean theory of language -- The inextricability of metaphysics -- The question of justification and the law of resemblance : empiricism-skepticism-critique -- Hegel's movement of the concept and the limits of the understanding -- Derrida's "textual maneuvers" : exceeding the opposition to Hegelianism -- The transition to transitional thinking : from being and time to the contributions -- Reticence and exposition : Heidegger's contributions to philosophy (of the event) -- The question of style : Heidegger, Nietzsche and the heterogeneity of the text -- Strategy and responsibility : Derrida, Heidegger and the ethics of complicity.
Summary:
"The Movement of Showing investigates the idea, shared by Derrida, Hegel and Heidegger, that the value of their thought is not found in its results or conclusions, but in its "movement." All three describe the heart of their work in terms of a pathway, development, or movement rather than in terms of its propositions or conclusions. This seems to deprive their thought of a solid ground, and indeed deconstruction in particular is often criticized in this way. Johan de Jong argues that this is a structural vulnerability that is both its weakness and the source of its value, tracing Derrida's indirect method from his early to later works, and considering his engagements with Hegel and Heidegger. His analysis locates an affinity among Hegel, Heidegger and Derrida in a shared distrust of externality and, against the grain of some Levinasian commentaries, argues that Derrida's indirectness results in an ethics of complicity. The Movement of Showing answers a central question that many polemics about continental philosophy and postmodernism revolve around concerning how, methodologically, one can philosophize responsibly. It shows the difference between critique and polemics, and why simply taking up a position for or against is insufficient in order to think responsibly"-- Provided by publisher.
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