Desire and language in Derrida’s 'Force of Law'

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dc.contributor.authorDe Ville, Jacques
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-18T13:18:59Z
dc.date.available2012-01-18T13:18:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractIn this article, the author proposes a reading of 'Force of Law' from two angles: boundless desire and the ‘law’ of language. The author contends that an analysis from these perspectives casts new light on the notion of the ‘mystical’, as well as repetition, singularity and good/evil as they appear in Derrida’s text. In exploring the ‘notion’ of desire, the article focuses specifically on Derrida’s analysis of Freud’s Beyond the Pleasure Principle in To Speculate – On Freud where the death drive is explored. The author shows the importance of this essay for an understanding of the relation between justice and law. The mystical and justice, the author contends, is to be understood with reference to the death drive, and repetition or law enforcement as its return. Law enforcement could also be viewed in terms of the ‘notion’ of iterability in Derrida’s texts on language. These perspectives furthermore allow for an understanding of singularity in terms of unconditionality and of justice as beyond good and evil.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe Ville, J. (2009). Desire and language in Derrida's 'Force of Law'. Archiv fuer Rechts- und Sozialphilosphie, 95(4): 449-473en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/302
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/fsv/arsp/2010/00000095/00000004/art00001
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherFranz Steiner Verlagen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author postprint version of an article published by Franz Steiner Verlag. Readers may make use of the material providing due attribution is given.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectDerrida, Jacquesen_US
dc.subjectJusticeen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectFreud, Sigmunden_US
dc.subjectFort/daen_US
dc.subjectDeath driveen_US
dc.subjectMystical foundationen_US
dc.subjectBenjamin, Walteren_US
dc.subjectSingularityen_US
dc.titleDesire and language in Derrida’s 'Force of Law'en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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