Demonstrates how an ethical component of Nancy's and Derrida's thought can be provocatively traced in the cultural considerations central to African-American and US Latino Literature. This title initiates a conversation between continental philosophy and cultural/literary studies.
"Spirited and insightful, The Ethics of Community explores the importance of community in the writings of Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy and shows how major works of African American and Latino literature complement (and sometimes contest) these thinkers' views. A unique contribution to the dialogue between literature and philosophy." Gustavo Pérez Firmat, David Feinson Professor of Humanities, Columbia University, USA
