This book explores the thought of Jacques Derrida as it relates to the tradition of apophatic thought-negative theology and philosophy-in both Western and Eastern traditions. Following the Introduction by Toby Foshay, two of Derrida’s essays on negative theology, Of an Apocalyptic Tone Newly Adopted in Philosophy and How to Avoid Speaking: Denials, are reprinted here. These are followed by essays from a Western perspective by Mark C. Taylor and Michel Despland, and essays from an Eastern perspective by David Loy, a Buddhist, and Harold Coward, a Hindu. In the Conclusion, Jacques Derrida responds to these discussions.
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Acknowledgments
Contributors
1. Introduction: Denegation and Resentment
Toby Foshay
2. Of an Apocalyptic Tone Newly Adopted in Philosophy
Jacques Derrida
3. How to Avoid Speaking: Denials
Jacques Derrida
4. On Not Solving Riddles Alone
Michel Despland
5. n O n Ot n O
Mark C. Taylor
6. A Hindu Response to Derrida’s View of Negative Theology
Harold Coward
7. The Deconstruction of Buddhism
David Loy
8. Conclusion: Divine Reservations
Morny Joy
9. Post-Scriptum: Aporias, Ways and Voices
Jacques Derrida
Index
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Harold Coward M is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Yoga and Psychology and The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, both also published by SUNY Press; The Philosophy of the Grammarians (volume five of The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, with K. Kunjunni Raja); Mantra (with David J. Goa); and Pluralism in the World Religions.