Tracing Life.

The article offers a comparison between French philosopher's Jacques Derrida's deconstruction theory and physics. The author believes that if différance is a general animation that arises from within the scene of writing then that différance is Life itself. The philosophical ideas of individuation,...

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Publicado en:CR: The New Centennial Review Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 107 - 127
Autor principal: Kirby, Vicki
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Michigan State University Press Spring2009
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Sumario:The article offers a comparison between French philosopher's Jacques Derrida's deconstruction theory and physics. The author believes that if différance is a general animation that arises from within the scene of writing then that différance is Life itself. The philosophical ideas of individuation, divisibility, presence, identity formation and autoimmunity are explored. The phenomenon of superposition, which is a principle of physic's decoherence, is considered. Derrida's belief that the biologist speaks of writing and of program with the information processes in the living cell is discussed.