Paul De Man

by Christopher Norris

Published 1 May 1988
Covering de Man's major writings, Norris addresses the question of de Man's relationship to philosophical thinking in the post-Kantian tradition and the vexed issue of his politics.

The Deconstructive Turn

by Christopher Norris

Published 15 December 1983

What might be the outcome for philosophy if its texts were subjected to the powerful techniques of rhetorical close-reading developed by current deconstructionist literary critics? When first published in 1983, Christopher Norris' book was the first to explore such questions in the context of modern analytic and linguistic philosophy, opening up a new and challenging dimension of inter-disciplinary study and creating a fresh and productive dialogue between philosophy and literary theory.