tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151523058877729861.post6487818926399335954..comments2023-04-25T19:06:56.413-07:00Comments on Into Thy Calm: Desire vs. Differance: A Debate Bewteen Lewis and Derrida (as explained by an orthodox rebel)Halcyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12264274336322086961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151523058877729861.post-44127769994525335872011-10-17T11:23:56.282-07:002011-10-17T11:23:56.282-07:00Preemptive Postscript:
Same may object that I hav...<b>Preemptive Postscript:</b><br /><br />Same may object that I have "oversimplified" Derrida's position. I have no doubt that I have, mainly because Derrida's convoluted writing style left even Foucault flummoxed.<br /><br />It is true that whatever became of "differance" (and "deconstruction") went beyond what Derrida intended (he seemed to voice such a concern in <i>Of Grammatology</i>), but that is ultimately irrelevant. Intentions (however noble or goodhearted) do not matter anywhere near as much as actual results. Derrida's intentions with "differance" were (I've no doubt) more innocent and nuanced than his followers have let on. My only response to that is to say, "So what?" I am not interested in what was "meant" to be or "could have" been but in what <b><i>is</i></b>, because what <b><i>is</i></b> is what actually has shaped and continues to shape the world that we live in.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264274336322086961noreply@blogger.com