Teehee. Deconstructing philosophy at 9 am on a Saturday! Oh my, thank goodness for Google.
I've had a super morning reading about Derrida... who depresses me no END, but I do see what he was getting at. He seems to be such an aggressive pessimist, always looked at the black side. I wonder if that was part of his ejections from schools?
I did do deconstructings! I remember doing a precis of what The labour PM Wilson's speech once... took it down in shorthand for my speed practice, and then decided to find out what he actually said, and MEANT, and I 'deconstructed' it so much I found he'd said.... nothing! Quite shook me up it did. I'd HATE to do a modern politician's speechings.
But the Modern/post modernisms were interesting, had to get brain in gear to balance one with t'other. Still can't get the God and Holy Ghost 'non'-connection tho.
And did you know I'd never have learnt this even if I'd done philosphy at school (which natch, I didn't)... cos 'deconstruction' as a word first appeared in l973!!! teehee.
Now I'm giggling cos I look at bed, and see 'Signfied' and am become 'signifier' MUST MAKE IT!!
Bless you, I'm having such fun with opening my mind on your blogs. Never been there, never done that!!!! HUGS like MAD !!!!
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Date: 2015-05-02 08:48 am (UTC)From:I've had a super morning reading about Derrida... who depresses me no END, but I do see what he was getting at. He seems to be such an aggressive pessimist, always looked at the black side. I wonder if that was part of his ejections from schools?
I did do deconstructings! I remember doing a precis of what The labour PM Wilson's speech once... took it down in shorthand for my speed practice, and then decided to find out what he actually said, and MEANT, and I 'deconstructed' it so much I found he'd said.... nothing! Quite shook me up it did. I'd HATE to do a modern politician's speechings.
But the Modern/post modernisms were interesting, had to get brain in gear to balance one with t'other. Still can't get the God and Holy Ghost 'non'-connection tho.
And did you know I'd never have learnt this even if I'd done philosphy at school (which natch, I didn't)... cos 'deconstruction' as a word first appeared in l973!!! teehee.
Now I'm giggling cos I look at bed, and see 'Signfied' and am become 'signifier' MUST MAKE IT!!
Bless you, I'm having such fun with opening my mind on your blogs. Never been there, never done that!!!! HUGS like MAD !!!!