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- ''For the approach to post-modern architecture, see Deconstructivism; for other uses, see Deconstruction (disambiguation)
The term deconstruction was coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s and is used in contemporary humanities and social sciences to denote a philosophy of meaning that deals with the ways that meaning is constructed by writers, texts, and readers and understood by readers. One way of understanding the term is that it involves discovering, recognizing, and understanding the underlying — and unspoken and implicit — assumptions, ideas, and frameworks that form the basis for thought and belief. It has various shades of meaning in different areas of study and discussion, and is, by its very nature, difficult to define without depending on "un-deconstructed" concepts.
The difficulty in defining deconstruction
The problems of definition
The term deconstruction in the context of Western philosophy is highly resistant to formal definition. Martin Heidegger was perhaps the first to use the term (in contrast to Nietzschean demolition), although the form we recognize in English is an element in a series of translations (from Heidegger's Abbau and Destruktion to Jacques Derrida's déconstruction), and it has been explored by others, including Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Paul de Man, Jonathan Culler, Barbara Johnson, J. Hillis Miller, Jean-François Lyotard, and Geoffrey Bennington. More on [ Deconstruction ]
Deconstruction of new CNN site design. http://su.pr/2spnIT
jermspeaks (Jeremy Wong) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:45 -0000
Deconstruction of new CNN site design. http://su.pr/2spnIT
I found out what it (Postmodernism) is. It is a form of Poststructuralistic Theory, with roots in deconstruction and based on irony.
HeyDudeItsWill (Will Noftz) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:51:33 -0000
I found out what it (Postmodernism) is. It is a form of Poststructuralistic Theory, with roots in deconstruction and based on irony.
What we need is a deconstruction of post-modernism towards a postpositivist World. GO VEGAN!
BillCherryjr (BillCherryjr) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:14:16 -0000
What we need is a deconstruction of post-modernism towards a postpositivist World. GO VEGAN!
@btsaint uh. fuck deconstruction. im tempted to just argue that all these policies/laws/attempts are bullshit.
cass_aroll (C L) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:11:33 -0000
@btsaint uh. fuck deconstruction. im tempted to just argue that all these policies/laws/attempts are bullshit.
Deconstruction... http://twitpic.com/oa0f0
whatupag (AG Rojas) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:28 -0000
Deconstruction... http://twitpic.com/oa0f0
Did our leaders plot deconstruction of Capitalism? Politeia: Financial Journalists in Crisis: Did We Fail? http://ow.ly/ySNr #thebcast #beck
CassandraTroy (CassandraTroy) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:03:17 -0000
Did our leaders plot deconstruction of Capitalism? Politeia: Financial Journalists in Crisis: Did We Fail? http://ow.ly/ySNr #thebcast #beck
Deconstruction on the Net - a reference resource for theory, philosophy, deconstruction, by Peter Krapp. Including a rare interview with Derrida.
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Deconstruction: Some Assumptions - John Lye with a summary of the assumptions made by Derrida.
Foreign Body - A deconstructive fanzine edited by Peter Krapp.
How to do Deconstruction - Warren Hedges of Southern Oregon University English Dept. explains how to use deconstruction to astonish friends confound enemies.
Morningstar, Chip - How To Deconstruct Almost Anything - An article on the art of literary and philisophical deconstruction.
Paul de Man Bibliography - Texts by and about Paul de Man, arranged chronologically by year of publication.
Presidential Lectures: Jacques Derrida - A guide to deconstructionism from Stanford University.
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