The Right to NarcissismThis book aims to wrest the concept of narcissism from its common and pejorative meanings egoism and vanityby revealing its complexity and importance. DeArmitt undertakes the work of rehabilitating narcissism by patiently reexamining the terms and figures that have been associated with it, especially in the writings of Rousseau, Kristeva, and Derrida. These thinkers are known for incisively exposing a certain (traditional) narcissism that has been