The Independence of Algeria and the Independence of Derrida

Jean-Luc Nancy · 2023

1962 was the year of Algerian independence and the year Derrida published <italicThe Origin of Geometry.</italic It was also a time when the national and international political identities of post-war Europe were shifting as part of a general rupture of origins and their guarantees.

Type:
Book Chapter
Author:
Jean-Luc Nancy
Published:
2023
Publisher:
Fordham University Press

1962 was the year of Algerian independence and the year Derrida published <italic>The Origin of Geometry.</italic> It was also a time when the national and international political identities of post-war Europe were shifting as part of a general rupture of origins and their guarantees. Derrida did not respond by “getting into politics” but he nonetheless practiced a politics of philosophy.

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What is "The Independence of Algeria and the Independence of Derrida" about?
1962 was the year of Algerian independence and the year Derrida published <italicThe Origin of Geometry.</italic It was also a time when the national and international political identities of post-war Europe were shifting as part of a general rupture of origins and their guarantees.
Who wrote "The Independence of Algeria and the Independence of Derrida"?
Jean-Luc Nancy