Philosophy in a Time of Terror: Dialogues with Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida

Giovanna Borradori conceived this book in the hours following the September 11 attacks and conducted it weeks later through separate interviews with Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida in New York City. The conversations examine the significance of what the source describes as the most destructive terrorist act ever perpetrated. The book presents a rare collaboration between two major contemporary philosophers. Habermas and Derrida, despite their historical disagreements, appear together for the first time in this work. Through their dialogue, the two philosophers analyze terrorism and challenge conventional social and political discourse that frames issues in terms of good versus evil.