Derrida's Deconstruction Of Philosophy (1 of 2)

'Derrida's Deconstruction of Philosophy'. Jacques Derrida (15 July 1930 -- 8 October 2004) was a French philosopher born in Algeria. He developed the critical technique known as deconstruction, and his work has been associated both with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy. His prolific output of more than 40 published books, together with essays and public speaking, has had a significant impact upon the humanities, particularly on literary theory and continental philosophy. His best known assertion with regard to his methodology is that 'there is no outside-the-text.' Derrida was always uncomfortable with the popularity of the term 'deconstruction' and the corresponding tendency to reduce his philosophical work to that particular label. In spite of his reservations, deconstruction has become associated with the attempt to expose and undermine the oppositions and paradoxes on which particular texts, philosophical and otherwise, are founded. He frequently called such paradoxes 'binary oppositions'. Derrida's strategy involved explicating the historical roots of philosophical ideas, questioning the so-called 'metaphysics of presence' that he sees as having dominated philosophy since the ancient Greeks, careful textual analysis, and attempting to undermine and subvert the paradoxes themselves.

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• Derrida
• Deconstruction
• Philosophy

[buenobus]

Lawrence Cahoone is giving this talk.

[zoomrealty]

who is giving this lecture?

[TheShocel]

@bishanator2 This is not a text.

[bishanator2]

"Everything is a text"

[saxfreak01]

This is excellent, as is part 2. BUT, quite often in the video the word "sign" is used when referring to spoken or written words. The correct word should surely be "signifier". After all the signifier + the signified = the sign. As in your example, when one consults a dictionary to find the meaning of a signifier you find only other signifiers, not signifieds. However, you say here that you look up a sign and find only other signs, which is a little confusing and not strictly correct.

[dagstidning]

excellent!

[MrShayneOneill]

@BLVKHVRT words + stuff

[BLVKHVRT]

Can someone explain to me what these signs are?

[MrMarktrumble]

thank you very much.

[ThisSentenceIsFalse]

So when my philosophy professor asks me, "What do you mean by (word X)?" I can be like, "let me tell you something about signs!"