The Gift and the meaning-giving subject: A Reading of Given Time

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dc.contributor.authorDe Ville, Jacques
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T14:20:05Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T14:20:05Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractIn this essay the relation between justice and the gift in Derrida’s thinking is explored. The essay shows that an understanding of the ontological difference or the relation between Being and beings in Heidegger’s thinking as well as Freud’s speculations on the death drive are essential to comprehend the ‘concept’ or ‘notion’ of différance as well as the gift in Derrida’s thinking. The analysis points to the complexity of Derrida’s thinking in his contemplation of the relation between justice and law and the need for a broader investigation to understand what is at stake in this regard. An exploration of the gift shows that Derrida’s thinking on justice is not ‘relativistic’ as is often assumed and that the gift can in a certain way function as a ‘guide’ in questions of constitutional interpretation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe Ville, J. (2010). The Gift and the meaning-giving subject: A Reading of Given Time. In A. Wagner & J.M. Broekman (eds). Prospects of legal semiotics. Springer, pp79-105.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-90-481-9342-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/411
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsThis is the author postprint version of a book chapter by Springer. The file may be freely used, provided that acknowledgement of the source is given.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9343-1
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectGiften_US
dc.subjectJustice
dc.subjectHeidegger, Martin
dc.subjectDerrida, Jacques
dc.subjectMauss, Marcel
dc.subjectFreud, Sigmund
dc.subjectBeing
dc.subjectTime
dc.titleThe Gift and the meaning-giving subject: A Reading of Given Timeen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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