[extropy-chat] PHIL: Derrida and Deconstruction

[Jef Allbright]

What might it mean to say, in the semblance of a question, that Derrida
and Transhuman had some sort of crossover?  If I were asked this in a
personal sense, although not, of course, in the person of Derrida, but
rather, as one who might have a sense of some aspect of being that is
Derrida, I might answer that it is in large part unknowable, but in some
small part I could say that the crossover, however small, gathers
meaning from the context of the question, and the questioner.
Transhumanism as transhumanism has both everything and nothing to do
with Derrida, but crossover exists, and derives significance...

Had enough?

My personal view of Derrida is that he found a comfortable niche from
which to exercise his considerable skills discovering patterns of text
and meaning, obfuscating recursively his message that the meaning of the
message is the meaning of the message which is essentially what we make
of it and that by understanding this we gain some understanding of
ourselves. Many people found him to be quite profound, whereas I found
him merely deep. ;-)

With regard to crossover with Transhumanism, his moral thinking was
strongly influenced by Nietzsche with some obvious implications apropos
individual empowerment and piercing the veils of society.  His message
of how meaning is derived from context has implications for those who
contemplate how meaning might change with accelerating change of
context.

While he claimed not be a postmodernist, the similarities are all too
apparent and I would hope to avoid the association much as I would avoid
a very profound mound of dada.

- Jef




  

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Subject: [extropy-chat] PHIL: Derrida and Deconstruction

Has anyone spent time reading Jacques Derrida's philosophical views on
Deconstruction?  If so, do you recognize *any* crossovers between
deconstructivism and extropy, or transhumanism in general. 

Thanks,
Natasha



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