Abstract
Derrida's deathbed interview raises important questions about the relationship between theory and death. His dying and his words about death form the tension of this interview event. Through survival theory, he charts the theorist's path to immortality beyond life, but he also frankly shows the helplessness in the face of real death. He raises questions but does not answer them; rather, he leaves them to posterity because he could not find a convincing (or in his words, "sincere") balance or consistency between the theory and death.
First Page
41
Last Page
49
Recommended Citation
Xu, Liang. 2020. "Theory and Death." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 40, (5): pp.41-49. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss5/20
