{"product_id":"h-c-for-life-that-jacques-derrida-9780804754019","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 Hélène Cixous. The main figure that informs Derrida's reading here is that of \"taking sides.\" While Hélène 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 Hélène 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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Derrida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804754012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804754019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 6.48w x 0.76d","brand":"Jacques Derrida","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065147044095,"sku":"9780804754019","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a82e990c-32f8-465b-805a-aeb0381c9cad.jpg?v=1768673305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/h-c-for-life-that-jacques-derrida-9780804754019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}