The Frenchmen, or, My life in theory - Part 1 - MURDER - Chapter 1 - DERRIDA’S PIPE

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A memoir-essay that traces an intellectual life through encounters with major French thinkers, framing ideas as lived experiences. The narrative opens in Part One focused on “MURDER,” moving into close attention to Derrida’s work and its cultural aftershocks. Across subsequent sections on madness and words, philosophy is treated as both argument and personal drama, linking critical methods to questions of identity, freedom, and authorship while reflecting on theoretical influence over time.

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Part One • MURDER

Chapter 1. DERRIDA’S PIPE

Chapter 2. “CONDEMNED TO BE FREE”

Chapter 3. PRISONERS OF WAR

Chapter 4. A MARRIAGE OF THEORY AND PRACTICE

Chapter 5. THE CULT OF MARX

Chapter 6. SARTRE GETS ADRUBBING

[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) PENGUIN PRESS An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 [penguinrandomhouse.com](penguinrandomhouse.com) Copyright © 2026 by Emily Eakin Penguin Random House values and supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin Random House to continue to publish books for every reader. Please note that no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. PP colophon is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC. Image credits appear on this page. Cover design: Elisha Zepeda Cover photograph: Jeff Cottenden Designed by Amanda Dewey, adapted for ebook by Cora Wigen LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Names: Eakin, Emily author Title: The Frenchmen, or, My life in theory / Emily Eakin. Other titles: My life in theory Description: New York: Penguin Press, 2026. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2025053042 (print) | LCCN 2025053043 (ebook) | ISBN 9781594206320 hardcover | ISBN 9780698183261 ebook Subjects: LCSH: Philosophy, French—20th century Classification: LCC B2421 .E45 2026 (print) | LCC B2421 (ebook) LC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2025053042](https://lccn.loc.gov/2025053042)[ ](https://lccn.loc.gov/2025053042)LC ebook record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2025053043](https://lccn.loc.gov/2025053043) Ebook ISBN 9780698183261 The authorized representative in the EU for product safety and compliance is Penguin Random House Ireland, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin D02 YH68, Ireland, [https://eu](https://eu) [contact.penguin.ie](contact.penguin.ie). prhid_prh_ 7.4a_ 156751519_c0_r0 [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS Dedication Epigraph Lives of The French Philosophers Introduction Part One • MURDER Chapter 1. DERRIDA’S PIPE Chapter 2.“CONDEMNED TO BE FREE”Chapter 3. PRISONERS OF WAR Chapter 4. A MARRIAGE OF THEORY AND PRACTICE Chapter 5. THE CULT OF MARX Chapter 6. SARTRE GETS ADRUBBING Chapter 7. ALTHUSSER SLEEPS THROUGH THE REVOLUTION Chapter 8.“JE SUIS LE GRAND ALTHUSSER” Chapter 9. THE MAD PHILOSOPHER Part Two • MADNESS Chapter 10. SARTRE SEES A SHRINK Chapter 11. SCANDALOUS FREUD Chapter 12. THE PARANOIAC-CRITICAL METHOD Chapter 13. MADWOMEN Chapter 14. STRANGER IN THE MIRROR Chapter 15.“THE WOMAN DOES NOT EXIST” Chapter 16. A PORTRAIT OF JOUISSANCE Chapter 17. KNOTS AND RINGS OF THE PSYCHE Chapter 18.“IAM PSYCHOTIC” Chapter 19. FOUCAULT’S ASYLUM Chapter 20. DERRIDA THROWS A PUNCH Chapter 21.“I’M REALLY ATTHE END OF MY TETHER”Chapter 22. FOUCAULT STRIKES BACK Chapter 23.“WEARE ALL SCHIZOS!” Chapter 24.“I NEVER TALK ABOUT FREEDOM” Part Three • WORDS Chapter 25. LACAN READS POE Chapter 26. LÉVI-STRAUSS HEADS FOR THE JUNGLE Chapter 27. A TUTORIAL IN STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS Chapter 28. BARTHES DISMANTLES THE DOXA Chapter 29. THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR Chapter 30. THE DEATH OF MAN Chapter 31.“WHAT IS IT TO WRITE?” Part Four • EVASIONS Chapter 32. SAMSON IN THE STRUCTURALIST TEMPLE Chapter 33. THE CONNOISSEUR OF NOTHINGNESS Chapter 34. ROUSSEAU’S SUPPLEMENT Chapter 35. HOW TO BECOME A DOMINANT FRENCH PHILOSOPHER Chapter 36. TYRANNY OF THE YALE CRITICS Chapter 37. DERRIDA BEHIND BARS Chapter 38. THE RADICAL CAMPUS Chapter 39. THE CHOMSKY HASH Chapter 40. COERCION AND CONTROL Chapter 41. COUNTRY JOE FOUCAULT Chapter 42. ATTHE BATHHOUSE Chapter 43. THE TRIAL OF PAUL DE MAN Chapter 44. EXCUSES (CONFESSIONS) Chapter 45. THE DEATH OF DECONSTRUCTION Chapter 46.“LIBERALLY SAL

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