Deconstruction
11deconstruction — noun Etymology: French déconstruction, from dé de + construction Date: 1973 1. a philosophical or critical method which asserts that meanings, metaphysical constructs, and hierarchical oppositions (as between key terms in a philosophical or… …
12deconstruction — school and a set of methods of textual criticism which aim at understanding the assumptions and ideas that form the basis for thought and belief. Also called deconstruction , its central concern is a radical critique of the metaphysics of the… …
13deconstruction — A sceptical approach to the possibility of coherent meaning initiated by the French philosopher Derrida . There is no privileged point, such as an author s intention or a contact with external reality, that confers significance on a text. There… …
14déconstruction — (dé kon stru ksion) s. f. Action de déconstruire. Terme de grammaire. Dérangement de la construction des mots dans une phrase. • De la déconstruction, vulgairement dite construction, LEMARE De la man. d appr. les langues, ch. 17, dans Cours… …
15deconstruction — A term used in modern secular literary criticism (e.g. by Jacques Derrida) and borrowed by biblical scholars to indicate the awareness of the limitations that language imposes on thought. Texts do not enjoy definitive meanings. Nor can societies… …
16deconstruction — /dikənˈstrʌkʃən/ (say deekuhn strukshuhn) noun 1. an act or instance of deconstructing. 2. an analysis in accordance with deconstructionism. {French déconstruction} …
17Deconstruction and Derrida — Simon Critchley and Timothy Mooney DERRIDIAN DECONSTRUCTION1 In the last twenty five years or so, particularly in the English speaking world, no philosopher has attracted more notoriety, controversy and misunderstanding than Jacques Derrida.… …
18Deconstruction (The Devin Townsend Project album) — Deconstruction Studio album by Devin Townsend Project …
19Deconstruction (disambiguation) — Deconstruction is a philosophical theory of textual criticism. Deconstruction may also refer to: Deconstruction (building), the process of manually taking down a building Dimensional deconstruction, in theoretical physics Deconstruction (Meredith …
20Deconstruction (band) — Deconstruction Origin Los Angeles, California Genres Alternative rock Years active 1993–1994 Labels American Recordings …
