deconstructionism

Definition

A philosophical and critical approach that analyzes texts by challenging their assumptions and showing that they contain inherent internal contradictions.

Etymology

Derived from the French word 'déconstruction', coined by philosopher Jacques Derrida in the late 1960s to describe a method of critical analysis that dismantles traditional structuralist views of language.

In the news

Fukuyama mentions deconstructionism in the context of his brief academic interest in postmodern theory, where he ultimately rejected it as a nihilistic project that undermines reasoned discourse.

The Last Man Comes Full Circle

Washington Monthly

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