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Semiological reductionism : a critique of the deconstructionist movement in postmodern thought
- Title
- Semiological reductionism : a critique of the deconstructionist movement in postmodern thought / M.C. Dillon.
- Author
- Dillon, M. C. (Martin C.), 1938-2005.
- Publication
- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | B2430.D484 D55 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 241 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- This book interprets Derrida and looks beyond deconstructionism. It is a critique that identifies a pervasive flaw in Derrida's thinking: the semiological reduction that permeates deconstructionist theory and postmodernism in general. The critique focuses on Derrida, but its conclusions may be applied to other major figures in the postmodern tradition who espouse the variant of Saussurean semiology that reduces all meaning to the signification of signs. This book challenges the philosophy of deconstruction at its roots, and does so on the basis of a diligent reading of central texts and an understanding of the tradition of Continental philosophy providing the context for Derridian thought.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-219) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. The Metaphysics of Presence -- 2. Temporality -- 3. The Circle and the Abyss -- 4. The Derridian-Freudian Unconscious -- 5. The Unconscious: Language and World -- 6. Ungodly Desire, Unnatural Desire -- 7. Decrypting Desire.
- ISBN
- 0791423751
- 9780791423752
- 079142376X
- 9780791423769
- LCCN
- 94013720
- OCLC
- ocm30355840
- 30355840
- SCSB-9490022
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library