What did Derrida ever argue that mattered, and how many verbose pages did it take him to say it?
And as for his supposed greatness as a philosopher, it all rests on a pretty sophomoric view of truth and knowledge. He over-corrected an error that is more cleanly and powerfully corrected by people like Cornel West and the pragmatists he updates.
As for scorn, it seems Joanna and I have hit a nerve with Jim A. We just don't think the game is worth the candle with JD. I'd be interested to hear Jim's short, sweet statement of why the candle should be burnt.
-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Doug Henwood Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 6:51 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: [lbo-talk] Re: Butler on Derrida
jimi ayler wrote:
>all the dungeons i frequent in nyc are
>all about the evaporation of meaning into the
>immateriality of the text
I'm reminded of the thread the other day on cognitive style & politics. "Conservatives" are said to dislike ambiguity and to crave certainty and stability. Seems like some of our left Derrida-haters share that preference.
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