How Long to Read Given Time

By Jacques Derrida

How Long Does it Take to Read Given Time?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read Given Time by Jacques Derrida

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Is giving possible? Is it possible to give without immediately entering into a circle of exchange that turns the gift into a debt to be returned? This question leads Jacques Derrida to make out an irresolvable paradox at what seems the most fundamental level of the gift's meaning: for the gift to be received as a gift, it must not appear as such, since its mere appearance as gift puts it in the cycle of repayment and debt. Derrida reads the relation of time to gift through a number of texts: Heidegger's Time and Being, Mauss's The Gift, as well as essays by Benveniste and Levi-Strauss that...

How long is Given Time?

Given Time by Jacques Derrida is 172 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Given Time Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read Given Time aloud.

What Reading Level is Given Time?

Given Time is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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