Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy

<p><i>Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy</i> provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida's well-known idea of democracy to come into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality justice normativity violence friendship birth and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings.</p>