Event of Signature
eBook - ePub

Event of Signature

Jacques Derrida and Repeating the Unrepeatable

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Event of Signature

Jacques Derrida and Repeating the Unrepeatable

About this book

In dialogue with Derrida, formulates a new philosophical problem - a complex aporia that underlines the topic of the handwritten as a sign of legal identification.

Event of Signature formulates a new philosophical problem which focuses on the handwritten signature as sign of legal identification. Author Michaela Fišerová works with three metaphysical expectations, which are shared in discourses of graphology and forensic analysis. The first expectation tends to reveal the signer's soul: a handwritten signature "naturally" mirrors the unique psychological qualities of the signer. The second expectation tends to guarantee the originality of the signer's trace: a handwritten signature proves physical contact between the signed document and the writing tool "authentically" moved by the signer's hand. The third expectation tends to recognize the signer's legal identity: a handwritten signature is expected to reproduce the signer's personal style, which enables identification by legal authorities. In a methodologically inventive and semiotically-based dialogue with Derrida's deconstruction, Fišerová situates this triple expectation in the interval between life and law. Challenging coverage of this topic finally shows that none of the metaphysical expectations will ever be fulfilled in the event of manual signing. Legal uses of handwritten signature are characterized by the complex aporia of repeating the unrepeatable.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter I. Handwritten Signature’s Interval Between Life and Law
  9. Chapter II. The Discursive Expectations of Handwritten Signature
  10. Chapter III. The Metaphysical Expectations of Handwritten Signature
  11. Chapter IV. Deconstructing Handwritten Signature I
  12. Chapter V. Deconstructing Handwritten Signature II
  13. Chapter VI. Deconstructing Handwritten Signature III
  14. Chapter VII. Event of Manual Signing: On Repeating of the Unrepeatable
  15. Postscript
  16. Notes
  17. References
  18. Name Index
  19. Subject Index
  20. Back Cover