{"product_id":"h-c-for-life-that-is-to-say-9780804754026","title":"H. C. for Life, That Is to Say...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. C. for Life, That Is to Say . . .\u003c\/i\u003e is Derrida's literary critical recollection of his lifelong friendship with H?l?ne Cixous. The main figure that informs Derrida's reading here is that of \"taking sides.\" While H?l?ne Cixous in her life and work takes the side of life, \"for life,\" Derrida admits always feeling drawn to the side of death. Rather than being an obvious choice, taking the side of life is an act of faith, by wagering one's life on life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. C. for Life\u003c\/i\u003e sets up and explores this interminable \"argument\" between Derrida and Cixous as to what death has in store deep within life itself, before the end. In addition to being a memoir, it is also a theoretical confrontation--for example about the meaning of \"might\" and \"omnipotence,\" and a philosophical and philological analysis of the crypts within the vast oeuvre of H?l?ne Cixous. Finally, the book is Derrida's tribute to the thought of the woman whom he regards as one of the great French poets, writers, and thinkers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacques Derrida (1930-2004) was Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Professor of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine. Among the most recent of his many books to have been translated into English are \u003ci\u003ePaper Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eOn Touching--Jean-Luc Nancy\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eRogues\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eEyes of the University\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eFor What Tomorrow...\u003c\/i\u003e with Elisabeth Roudinesco (2004), \u003ci\u003eCounterpath\u003c\/i\u003e with Catherine Malabou (2004), \u003ci\u003eNegotiations\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Philosophy?\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eWithout Alibi\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). All of these have been published by Stanford University Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328477597970,"sku":"9780804754026","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a2aaba77-2bf0-427a-b488-cbabed93ba42.jpg?v=1727741340","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/h-c-for-life-that-is-to-say-9780804754026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}