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Perjury and Pardon, Volume II

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Perjury and Pardon, Volume II by Jacques Derrida delves into the philosophical exploration of forgiveness and the complex nature of perjury. The book continues Derrida's examination of how language, ethics, and justice intertwine, challenging conventional understandings of truth and responsibility. With his signature style, Derrida raises profound questions about morality, legality, and the possibility of genuine absolution.
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Perjury and Pardon, Volume II

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An exploration of the political dimensions of forgiveness and repentance from Jacques Derrida.

Perjury and Pardon is a two-year seminar series given by Jacques Derrida at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris during the late 1990s. In these sessions, Derrida focuses on the philosophical, ethical, juridical, and political stakes of the concept of responsibility. His primary goal is to develop what he calls a “problematic of lying” by studying diverse forms of betrayal: infidelity, denial, false testimony, perjury, unkept promises, desecration, sacrilege, and blasphemy.

This volume covers the seminar’s second year when Derrida explores the political dimensions of forgiveness and repentance. Over eight sessions, he discusses Hegel, Augustine, Levinas, Arendt, and Benjamin, as well as Bill Clinton’s impeachment and Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu’s testimonies before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The seminars conclude with an extended reading of Henri Thomas’s 1964 novel Le Parjure.

Series: The Seminars of Jacques Derrida

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226825281

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Illustration: 1 halftones

Contributors:

  • Translated by David Wills
  • Edited by Rodrigo Therezo
  • Edited by Ginette Michaud
  • Edited by Nicholas Cotton

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 360

About the Author

Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris, and professor of humanities at the University of California, Irvine. Several of his books have been published in translation by the University of Chicago Press. David Wills is a professor of French studies at Brown University and the translator of several works by Derrida.

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