Hegel, Derrida and the Subject

Authors

  • Simon Lumsden University of New South Wales

Keywords:

Hegel, Derrida, Subjectivity

Abstract

There is a simple story to be told about Derridarsquo;s relation to Hegel. He develops his core concepts such as diffeacute;rance and trace through an essentially negative relation to the central notions of the idealist tradition. Derrida has been particularly concerned to undermine what he takes to be the heart of the idealist projectmdash;the self-present subject. This paper examines the influence of Heidegger on the deconstructive critique of idealist subjectivity and presents Derridarsquo;s alternative to the metaphysical subject. It argues that his critique of idealist subjectivity does not accord with Hegelrsquo;s presentation of subjectivity when one conceives that project as a response to problems in the view of subjectivity developed by Fichte and Kant. br /

Author Biography

Simon Lumsden, University of New South Wales

School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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Published

27-12-2007

How to Cite

Lumsden, S. (2007). Hegel, Derrida and the Subject. Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy, 3(2-3), 32–50. Retrieved from http://cosmosandhistory.org/index.php/journal/article/view/68