Derrida Quote of The Day
Logocentrism is also, fundamentally, an idealism. It is the matrix of idealism. Idealism is its most direct representation, the most constantly dominant force. And the dismantling of logocentrism is simultaneously — a fortiori — a deconstitution of idealism or spiritualism in all their variants.
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If one wished to schematize — but truly this is only a schema — what I have attempted can also be inscribed under the rubric of the “critique of idealism.” Therefore it goes without saying that to the extent that dialectical materialism also operates this critique, it in no way incurs my reticence, nor have I ever formulated any on this subject.
From Positions, p.51,62
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Fabio Cunctator
These are great. Are you writing on Derrida at the moment or just reading?
Mhh, half and half
I was reviewing an old article of mine with a section on Derrida and I got lost for a while reading some parts of Positions. Which is actually a great text to deal with Derrida. So much for linguistic idealism.
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