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The Archeology of the Frivolous

Paperback • 1987 • English

The Archeology of the Frivolous

By Jacques Derrida

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About the book

In 1746 the French philosophe Condillac published his Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge , one of many attempts during the century to determine how we organize and validate ideas as knowledge. In investigating language, especially written language, he found not only the seriousness he sought but also a great deal of frivolity whose relation to the sober business of philosophy had to be addressed somehow. If the mind truly reflects the world, and language reflects the mind, why is there so mu...Show more

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9780803265714

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Published year

1987

Language

English

Original title

The Archeology of the Frivolous

Format

Paperback

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