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Deconstruction

In philosophy, deconstruction is a loosely defined set of approaches to understanding the relationship between text and meaning. The concept of deconstruction was introduced by the philosopher Jacques Derrida, who described it as a turn away from Platonism's ideas of "true" forms and essences which are valued above appearances. American literary critic…

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related to Walter A. Davis · 11
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related to Derrida's "negative" descriptions · 10
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Deconstructionis aloosely defined set of approaches to understanding the relationship between text and meaning0.90text
Deconstructionis anotion that a positive description of deconstruction would over-determine the idea of deconstruction and would close off the openness that Derrida wishes to preserve for deconst…0.90text
Deconstructionis aintrinsically ethical practice0.90text
Deconstructionis aintrinsically political practice0.90text
Ferdinand de Saussureinstance ofInfluencesDerrida's theories on deconstruction were influenced by the work of linguists0.80text
psychoanalytic theorist Jacques Lacaninstance ofDerrida's views on deconstruction stood in opposition to the theories of structuralists0.80text
and anthropologist Claude Lévi-Straussinstance ofDerrida's views on deconstruction stood in opposition to the theories of structuralists0.80text
ready-to-handinstance ofclaimed that the theoretical attitude of pure presence is parasitical upon a more originary involvement with the world in concepts0.80text
being-with.Deconstructioninstance ofclaimed that the theoretical attitude of pure presence is parasitical upon a more originary involvement with the world in concepts0.80text
dialecticsIn the deconstruction procedureinstance ofclaimed that the theoretical attitude of pure presence is parasitical upon a more originary involvement with the world in concepts0.80text
one of the main concerns of Derrida is to not collapse into Hegel's dialecticinstance ofclaimed that the theoretical attitude of pure presence is parasitical upon a more originary involvement with the world in concepts0.80text
where these oppositions would be reduced to contradictions in a dialectic that has the purpose of resolving it into a synthesisinstance ofclaimed that the theoretical attitude of pure presence is parasitical upon a more originary involvement with the world in concepts0.80text

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