Both Gilles Deleuze and Jacques Derrida explore the concept of the
book as a medium of philosophy -- a medium which affects the
possible message. "The Book and Philosophy," explores the
attempt of both Deleuze and Derrida to rethink the role of the book
in the history of philosophy. Because of the link between the
traditional model of the book and the traditional role of
philosophy, both Deleuze and Derrida take as an integral part of
their own projects a rethinking of the book. Drawing on the book
artist Keith Smith, it is shown that though Deleuze and Derrida
speak of the book, what really interest them is the literature
within the book (Deleuze) and the book as a metaphor for total
knowledge (Derrida). Smith, on the other hand, does think of the
book as book -- the form of the book -- and points the way for a
new analysis of Deleuze and Derrida's similar projects. This
work will be of interest to students of philosophy, aesthetics, art
theory, media studies and anyone else interested in the current
role of the book and the contemporary debate of the role of the
writer.
Both Gilles Deleuze andJacques Derrida explore the conceptof the
book as a medium of philosophy -- a medium which affects
thepossible message. "The Book and Philosophy," explores
the attemptof both Deleuze and Derrida to rethink the role of the
book in thehistory of philosophy. Because of the link between the
traditionalmodel of the book and the traditional role of
philosophy, bothDeleuze and Derrida take as an integral part of
their own projectsa rethinking of the book. Drawing on the book
artist Keith Smith,it is shown that though Deleuze and Derrida
speak of the book, whatreally interest them is the literature
within the book (Deleuze)and the book as a metaphor for total
knowledge (Derrida). Smith, onthe other hand, does think of the
book as book -- the form of thebook -- and points the way for a new
analysis of Deleuze andDerrida's similar projects. This work
will be of interest tostudents of philosophy, aesthetics, art
theory, media studies andanyone else interested in the current role
of the book and thecontemporary debate of the role of the writer.
Scott Louis Ziegler studied philosophy at Louisiana State University, earning his Master of Arts degree in the Spring of 2008. He currently lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.
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