Kantian Transpositions

Kantian Transpositions presents an important new reading of Jacques Derridas writings on religion and ethics. Eddis Miller argues that Derridas late texts on religion constitute an interrogation of the meaning and possibility of a philosophy of religion. It is the first book to fully engage Derridas claim, in Faith and Knowledge: The Two Sources of Religion at the Limits of Reason Alone to be transposing the Kantian gesture of thinking religion within the limits of reason alone. Miller outlines the terms of this transposition and reads Derridas work as an attempt to enact such a transposition. Along the way, he stakes out new ground in the debate over deconstruction and ethics, showingagainst recent interpretations of Derridas workthat there is an ethical moment in Derridas writings that cannot be understood properly without accounting for the decisive role played by Kants ethics. The result is the most sustained demonstration yet offered of Kants indispensable contribution to Derridas thought.