Description: The book argues for deconstruction's ongoing relevance, showing how Jacques Derrida's deep engagement with Freud across the full trajectory of his work, in particular his engagement with Freud's notion of life and death drives, supplies the key way into Derrida's recasting of life as life death and, in turn, survival.
Brief description: Robert Trumbull teaches Philosophy at Seattle University.
Review Quotes: Robert Trumbull's new book is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between the two thinkers.-- "Times Literary Supplement"