The Margins of Philosophy. Translated with Additional Notes by Alan Bass

"In this densely imbricated volume Derrida pursues his devoted, relentless dismantling of the philosophical tradition, the tradition of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger-each dealt with in one or more of the essays. There are essays too on linguistics (Saussure, Benveniste, Austin) and on the nature of metaphor ("White Mythology"), the latter with important implications for literary theory. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this book-a source of true illumination for those prepared to follow his arduous path. Bass is a superb translator and annotator. His notes on the multilingual allusions and puns are a great service."-Alexander Gelley, Library Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Translator's Note
Tympan
Différance
Note on a Note from Being and Time
The Pit and the Pyramid: Introduction to Hegel's Semiology
The Ends of Man
The Linguistic Circle of Geneva
Form and Meaning: A Note on the Phenomenology of Language
The Supplement of Copula: Philosophy before Linguistics
White Mythology: Metaphor in the Text of Philosophy
Qual Quelle: Valéry's Sources
Signature Event Context