The Politics Of Friendship by Jacques Derrida
A deconstructive investigation of how the idea of friendship shapes and destabilizes political community. Drawing on classical and modern sources, it argues that friendship—presented as an unconditional bond—both underpins and threatens the polis by producing exclusions (enemies, strangers) and justifying sovereign power. The text interrogates concepts like hospitality, loyalty, and universality to show how intimate ties become political instruments and how democratic life must confront the paradoxes of inclusion and exclusion.
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- 1994
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- French
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- - La politique de l'amitié
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