Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to deconstruction or deconstructionism.
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- adjective Characteristic of, related to, or supporting
deconstructionism - noun philosophy A proponent of
deconstructionism
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- adjective of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
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Examples
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Sallis's point is not the psuedo-Nietzschean 'deconstructionist' notion that 'truth' is a fixed, constraining order imposed by some Power on to the free thriving of our life-sustaining imagination -- that the 'monstrosity' of truth resides in the fact that every 'regime of truth' deforms and stifles the free flow of our life-energy.
Archive 2007-01-01 enowning 2007
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Richard says the "deconstructionist" singular emphasis on fragmentation of meaning prevents rational discourse.
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I am not now nor have I ever been either a "deconstructionist" or for that matter a Maoist.
A Case of 'Inverted Commas' Harootunian, Harry 2002
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Hence I am hardly committed to David Hume's ontological dissolution of personal identity into a bundle of perceptions, let alone to the literary "deconstructionist" perdition with which Rothstein saddles me.
How Valid Is Psychoanalysis? An Exchange Gruenbaum, Adolf 1981
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But almost everyone in America, including both progressive doofuses and conservatives, lumps him with irrelevant fools like Derrida - even Lacan - under the label "deconstructionist" just to give you an idea, this is like grouping Adam Smith, Charles Darwin, and George Frazier together, calling them "Brits", and then labelling their works under a heading like "pro-analyzers" and claims that "Foucault and Derrida claimed that all reality is a passing idea on society's mind" or some other sophomoric crap.
Why Foucault shouldn't be lumped with Derrida: Steve Sailer 2005
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But almost everyone in America, including both progressive doofuses and conservatives, lumps him with irrelevant fools like Derrida - even Lacan - under the label "deconstructionist" just to give you an idea, this is like grouping Adam Smith, Charles Darwin, and George Frazier together, calling them "Brits", and then labelling their works under a heading like "pro-analyzers" and claims that "Foucault and Derrida claimed that all reality is a passing idea on society's mind" or some other sophomoric crap.
Archive 2005-07-17 Steve Sailer 2005
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But at the end, several thousands armed with Palestinian flags, crowbars and hammers marched off to the Israeli embassy for a bit of deconstructionist work.
Optimists Were Wrong About the Arab Spring Josef Joffe 2011
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But at the end, several thousands armed with Palestinian flags, crowbars and hammers marched off to the Israeli embassy for a bit of deconstructionist work.
Optimists Were Wrong About the Arab Spring Josef Joffe 2011
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Sure, a person — say, a lesbian Marxist or a French vegan deconstructionist — could make that argument, but I hope that person wouldn't be the president of the Association of Catholic
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The German designer consistently features radical deconstructionist elements, and his runway shows are popular with the young hipster scene.
Fresh Designs From Berlin Fashion Week Mary M. Lane 2011
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