Why the fuck are there leftists out there who recommend this bloated CIA adjacent fuck?

  • CyborgMarx [any, any]
    hexagon
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    edit-2
    2 years ago

    What's the utility of an Derridan analysis of text if one of his own students accuses him of intentionally misrepresenting text he was supposed to be analyzing

    Seems like a vehicle for academic grift

    • Pisha [she/her, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Why should we trust that guy more than Derrida himself? And anyway, shouldn't we check it out ourselves instead of trusting someone else's interpretation?

      • CyborgMarx [any, any]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        I mean for one he acknowledges the existence of class

        A concept Derrida seems to struggle with