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What do you think of ''deconstruction'' approach?

Asked by LiLian (115points) May 1st, 2010

Deconstruction is an approach, introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida.Derrida says that all systems or structures are created of binary pairs or oppositions,of two terms placed in some sort of relation to each.within these systems one part of that binary pair is always more important than the other,that one term is ’‘marked’’ as positive and the other as negative.

for example:the binary pair ’‘good/evil’’,good is what we values and evil is subordinated to good.Derrida argues that all binary pairs work this way…light/dark,masculine/feminine,right/left.the first term is always valued over the second.

can we apply this approach to all the oppositions in life? is it a matter of perspective? like not always ’‘the right’’ is valued or more important than ’‘the left’’.in practical situations in life,if you are lost n then you have to take the ’‘left ’‘path,in that case ’‘right’’ is not always important or is it thought to be more ’‘valued’’? what do you think of this approach?

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