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    Mustapha Chérif
    Islam and the West: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida
    "Islam and the West presents Derrida’s interpretation of the interdependence of politics, religion, and faith in a new light, shows that his ideal of ‘democracy to come’ has a strong universalist component, and, finally, adds to his fascinating understanding not only of Islam but of the Arab as the ultimate figure of exclusion and dissidence in the post-9/11 era."—Giovanna Borradori, from the Foreword

       

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    Robert Pogue Harrison
    Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition
    "The range of his perspective on the human myth suggests that Robert Pogue Harrison may be our Bachelard."—W. S. Merwin
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    Neil Gross
    Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher
    "By situating Rorty in the multiple contexts, personal, institutional, and discursive, in which his thought developed, and tracing the intellectual self-concept he forged in response, Gross provides a compelling model for twenty-first-century intellectual history."—Martin Jay
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    John Sallis
    The Verge of Philosophy
    "In this brief yet highly engaging book, Sallis examines the limits and purpose of philosophy though the writings of Plato, Martin Heidegger, and longtime friend and interlocutor Jacques Derrida.… Sallis has written a unique work that combines philosophical analysis with a heartfelt reflection on his friendship with Derrida."—Library Journal

       

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    Giorgio Agamben
    State of Exception
    "State of Exception is an impressive and disquieting meditation on the state of the democratic institutions by which political power is organised in the West. Written in a simple and lucid language, this is an erudite, meticulous, and precise examination of the long and complex history of the ideological framework underpinning the present obsession with the state of exception as the 'new form-of-state' as it obtains at least in the USA and UK."—Tony Simoes da Silva, International Journal of Baudrillard Studies
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    Slavoj Zizek, Eric L. Santner, and Kenneth Reinhard
    The Neighbor: Three Inquiries in Political Theology
    "The Neighbor is a valuable intervention into our contemporary intellectual and political history. These three essays creatively marshal the resources of psychoanalytic theory to address some of today's most challenging questions about individual identity, communal solidarity, and cultural conflict. … This is a truly remarkable book."—Steven Mailloux, University of California, Irvine

       

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    Albert Borgmann
    Real American Ethics: Taking Responsibility for Our Country
    "Real American Ethics is original and truly impressive. In many ways it is a summation of Albert Borgmann's lifetime project, with the emphasis on a philosophy and ethics that is neither liberal nor conservative but instead invested in a concrete reality and human satisfaction."—Bill McKibben
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    Luc Ferry
    What Is the Good Life?
    "For anyone who wants to know why French philosophy after Foucault and Derrida continues to be of global importance, Luc Ferry's What Is the Good Life? is a must.…To those unfamiliar with the work of Ferry, this is an ideal introduction to the thought of one of the leading intellectuals of today's France."—Edmund Leites, Queens College, City College of New York

       

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    Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson
    Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islamism
    "This book, which contains the first full translation of Foucault's articles on the Iranian revolution, is essential reading for his political positions in general and his conception of power, as well as for his sexual politics."—Fredric Jameson
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    Paul Ricoeur
    Memory, History, Forgetting
    "Ricoeur writes the best kind of philosophy—critical, economical, and clear."—New York Times Book Review

       

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    Ronald Aronson
    Camus and Sartre: The Story of a Friendship and the Quarrel that Ended It
    "With meticulous even-handedness, this internationally renowned Sartre expert has produced a remarkably non-partisan account which also reminds us that it is possible to combine the highest level of scholarship with a lively and readable style of writing."—David Drake, Times Literary Supplement
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    Peter Godfrey-Smith
    Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
    "A well-organized and excellent text. Godfrey-Smith's writing is admirably clear and he deals with very complex philosophical issues with little jargon."—Ron Amundson, University of Hawaii

       

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