Utopian, uselees or aporetic?: about Politics and Deconstruction

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  • Jordi Massó Castilla Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v71.i265.y2015.002

Keywords:

Derrida, Politics, Deconstruction, Ethics, Democracy

Abstract

Since the death of Derrida, the question of politics is at the forefront of debates about deconstruction. This article covers the main criticisms that Derrida's work on the political has received. The argument put forward is that these thinkers assimilate Derrida and Lévinas thoughts, which leads to describe the political aspect of deconstruction as «utopian», «useless» or «aporetic». However, a closer reading taking charge of Derrida's writings published posthumously, reveals both his objections to the thought of Lévinas and the political implications of deconstruction.

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Massó Castilla, J. (2015). Utopian, uselees or aporetic?: about Politics and Deconstruction. Pensamiento. Revista De Investigación E Información Filosófica, 71(265), 25–51. https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v71.i265.y2015.002

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