Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction, Différance & the Politics of the Undecidable

Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction, Différance & the Politics of the Undecidable

Jacques Derrida Logocentrism, violence of the archive, specters, and democracy to come · Philosophy · Critical Theory Sections Learning Objectives What is Deconstruction? Logocentrism & Presence Différance, Trace, Iterability Violence, Aporia, Sous Rature Pharmakon & Hostipitality Specters & the To-Come Responsible Anarchy Knowledge Check 4 Flashcards 10 Progress 1 / 10 Learning Objectives 1 Define deconstruction and distinguish it from mere destruction or relativism 2 Explain logocentrism, phonocentrism, and the metaphysics of presence 3 Articulate différance, the trace, iterability, and sous rature 4 Analyse violent hierarchy, aporia, the pharmakon, hostipitality, and archival violence 5 Connect specters/hauntology, the messianic without messianism, and democracy to come to Derrida’s critique of power as “responsible anarchy” Tip: Deconstruction does not abolish concepts; it shows how every concept is already inhabited by what it tries to exclude. Read slowly and let the terms unsettle one another. …