The power to disturb.

The article discusses philosophy teacher Jacques Derrida and his thoughts on structuralism and its foundations of philosophy, which he explains through his paper "Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences." It mentions the books "Writing and Difference" and "Of Grammatology" wh...

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Publicado en:New Humanist Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 42 - 47
Autor principal: Salmon, Peter
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: RPA LTD. Winter2016
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Sumario:The article discusses philosophy teacher Jacques Derrida and his thoughts on structuralism and its foundations of philosophy, which he explains through his paper "Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences." It mentions the books "Writing and Difference" and "Of Grammatology" which explains Derrida's way of philosophising. It further says that his paper aimed at structuralism and is a critique of Western culture's hidden philosophical presuppositions and prejudices.