Nov 13, 2009
Derrida’s Library
“One photo depicts a section of the home library of Jacques Derrida, from Ris Orange, France, and the other, a section of the home library of John Searle, from Berkeley, CA, USA. They show the section of their libraries where their own publications appear. In the 1970’s they debated the meaning of J.L. Austin’s How to Do Things with Words, and in general the meaning of language.”
A.K. asked me this morning if I still loved him, and the answer is, yes, of course. I know because I can’t wait to show him these photographs by Andrew Bush.
[...] I hope to have a library like this someday; rumpled and packed with knowledge and evidence of a life well lived. Jacques Derrida’s library photographed by Andrew Bush, found via I’m Revolting. [...]