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This book marks a significant milestone in Derrida’s scholarship, representing the first publication of his long-lost philosophical text known only as “Geschlecht III.”
The third, and arguably most important, piece in the four-volume Geschlecht series fills a gap that has puzzled Derrida scholars.
The series focuses on Martin Heidegger and the enigmatic German word Geschlecht, which has several meanings referring to race, gender, and ancestry.
Throughout the series, Derrida engages with Heidegger’s controversial works to explore themes of sexual difference, nationalism, race, and humanity.
In Geschlecht III, he draws attention to the problematic nature of Heidegger’s nationalism, the political and sexual themes of his work, and his promise of salvation through the arrival of “One Geschlecht”—a sentiment Derrida found disturbingly close to the racist ideology of the Nazi Party.
Following new revelations on Heidegger’s antisemitism and the contemporary context of the nationalist resurgence, this third volume of the Geschlecht series is more relevant and necessary than ever. Meticulously edited and expertly translated, this volume illuminates Derrida’s long-awaited and enigmatic text.
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