DEATH IN THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF J. DERRIDA: TERRORISM, SECRECY, DEATH PENALTY AND THE CRISIS OF THE MODERN NATIONAL STATE

The article outlines the main crisis points and trends in development of modern nation-state. Special attention is paid to consideration phenomenon terrorism as an inevitable product Enlightenment project. coronavirus pandemic has made problem more relevant, calling into question not only essence democracies, but also irreversibility processes globalization. author suggests following logic argumentation French philosopher J. Derrida, who preferred deconstruct power discourse order find answer question: how what extent it possible combat violence terror, products Western civilization. consistently examines prerequisites for understanding death a secret rooted antiquity associated with classical paradigm philosophizing, phenomenology, Heideggerianism existentialism, economy mourning dead, which close psychologism Freudianism. focus concentrated on study mechanisms sovereign state that help claim comprehensive possession moment person sentenced death. Capital punishment - instrument control part sovereignty interpreted core theological political tradition determines orthogenesis any Finally, considers concept “heart other” starting point fight against abuse debunking phantasms illusions are integral feature organism. It deconstruction penalty key subject touched upon by article.