Jacques Derrida on American Attitude

Jacques Derrida on the Attitude of American journalists and university students.

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Education

Tags:

• Jacques
• Derrida
• French
• Philosophy
• American
• Attitude
• Deconstruction
• interview
• usa

[xiuxiu12]

As an American I know this phenomenon very well, it's called intellectual laziness. Instead of honoring the mind of the giant before you with a bangin' question and subsequent dialog, you ask him to poop out all of his knowledge on call. WTF. Do everyone a favor: do some thinking, formulate a question, and put it to him. She was asking him for a Deconstruction-in-60-seconds. Instead, think about how one might consider you, should you be like: deconstruction, GO!

Derrida needs Nardwuar.

[NiHuWi]

What I got from this: Derrida dislikes explaining things.

[kiittenwolf]

@Alloballo123 What is shady about Foucault? I've read several of his books and watched his interviews as well. He seems to basically be about nothing but unmasking unwarranted psychologically induced authoritarianism. Is there some problem with that? Wtf is "shady" about that? The only criticism I can think of is that he writes in a pretentious way.

[DuskAndHerEmbrace13]

And I disagree with him saying that cinema is American; there are different types of filmmaking and cinematic philosophies and approaches. Many of which I would say a far away from being "American".

[DuskAndHerEmbrace13]

Is their something bad about "can you elaborate on this?".

He never really offered a criticism or alternative method of discussion. I think he just blew off into clouded "elaboration" himself and not explanation.

[Katamanteuomos]

"action"- le cinema c'est americain! hahaha

[Alloballo123]

@kiittenwolf you call Derrida shady and respect Foucault? Haha. Foucault is a master-class in shady academic theatre

[kiittenwolf]

@xiuxiu12 I've read practically everything by Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault and although they were difficult to understand I got it and learned from it all. With Derrida I find just a lot of fluff which never really adds up to anything except what appears to be a philosophical cargo-cult. It seems to me that wherever I see depraved and utterly preposterous claims they have intellectual roots with Derrida. His philosophy is just shady.

[kiittenwolf]

@xiuxiu12 He was literally criticizing the process of 'elaboration', and he even said this in English. The only possible way what you are saying could be true is if he did not know what he was saying in English and meant 'summarize'. Honestly, if he had said summarized I would be in complete agreement with you, but he didn't. He said 'elaborate' which connotes clarification not summary. So he seems to be criticizing the social dynamic of being interrogated in my opinion.

[xiuxiu12]

@kiittenwolf I can see the issue of Derrida-worship. Derrida's appearance attracts all kinds of ignoramuses(i?), but I don't think at its core it is something fascistic or dishonest or manipulative. It is a kind of philosophy that takes in account its ethical standpoint (that of doing), and questions through action. Of course, some people might say that this is in effect, doing nothing. But Derrida is not the only philosopher from whom I get enjoyment.

[xiuxiu12]

@kiittenwolf I suppose the point is that a "mutual" exchange can't happen if you're not at least somewhat familiar with the arguments and the major points at stake. Asking a philosopher to explain their "famous" theoretical stance in such a short time is, I think, on one hand very utilitarian from a pedagogical standpoint, but also it undervalues the problems inherent in a quick summation. A quick summation, among other things is something which Derrida's philosophy actively questions.

[kiittenwolf]

@HubertTheBeardless However anyone wants to frame this, it's still a repetitious appeal to a fascist one-sided discussion. The fact is that this video clearly shows that he does not like losing control of the narrative and prefers to bunker down into the hidden cave-like nook of an authoritarian platform where his obscurities can flourish like weeds. There is no excuse for this, except cult-like admiration.