Derrida on Sartre "Not a strong philosopher"

French philosopher Jacques Derrida expressing his views on the work of Jean Paul Sartre.

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• sartre
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• philosophy
• deconstructionism

[soyerpanzen]

Well geez...and of "Americans?" lol.

[DefenceSpeech]

@soyerpanzen They're illiterate, eat big macs all day, and watch too much television.

[soyerpanzen]

I don't think Derrida meant to denigrate Sartre as a person who was a philosopher and for Sartre's philosophical contributions, which can be argued, was a precursor to the fragmentary negotiations done under postmodern deconstruction, of the self, from the imports of existentialism. The headline used on this clip just insinuates this interpretation that Derrida is belittling Sartre, or more likely relegates Sartre to just a literary figure--which is a gigantic accomplishment on its own right.

[DefenceSpeech]

@soyerpanzen I wasn't insulating anything. It's a direct quote, which I don't think could be taken out of context because that's exactly what he meant.

[soyerpanzen]

@DefenceSpeech You mean insinuating...no my message didn't intend to imply that you were consciously insinuating anything, silly. But since this is about Derrida, as you know the delivery is oftentimes as significant as the message. I meant that the headline that this clip is entitled under might make one quickly think, ad-hoc, that Derrida is denigrating Sartre...my interpretation is Derrida has hubris but not necessarily deriding Sartre in this clip.

[DefenceSpeech]

@soyerpanzen Well he is French after all and arrogance is just as much a part of their culture as cheese, wine and bad hygiene.

[cocojumbo555]

When Anglo-Saxons talk philosophy on youtube they stop by wikipedia first. Then they come & troll. Aren't you supposed to be watching snookie right now?