Jacques Derrida goes against structuralism because it insists on a fixed origin or stable meaning. Turning subjects into separate disciplines buys into this structuralism and forms the need for said stability. “Every discipline supposes an ultimate point.” Meaning and knowledge come from language in Derrida’s eyes, and these things cannot be limited to disciplines. Continue reading “Deconstructing Philosophy with Derrida”
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