Jaques Derrida and the Concept of Difference

Running Head : THE CONCEPT OF DIFFERANCE

The Concept of Difference : Derrida 's Discourse on the Natural

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The Concept of Difference : Derrida 's Discourse on the Natural

Deconstruction and the Pursuit of Truth

`Original purity ' has had been the theme of philosophical thinking for almost 2000 years . Original purity refers to the notion which states that the genesis of the structure is simple , pure , and absolute (Royle 2000 . In short , the foundations of objective reality - the `truths ' - are generally derived subjects . Plato , Aristotle , Augustine , Hegel , and

br other Western philosophers believed that the structure is measured by the `depth ' of experience - the depth of experience being influenced by its level of derivation from the origin . In Descartes terminology , this is called `construction of knowledge ' Construction of knowledge is based on two overarching assumptions . First , it assumes that knowledge is derived from experience - through the interaction of structures entities , and natural truths . Second , the level of knowledge is measured by its proximity to the `origin ' Knowledge therefore is experiential and structured (Foucault , 2006

For Derrida , every structural phenomenon or experience has a history and that the structure cannot be understood without due reference to its genesis . However , according to Derrida , this origin cannot be a simple potential purity or a point of textuality ' rather a complex entity in which multiple consequences are possible . For Derrida , the origin of complex forms and structures must be complex in itself . Here , Derrida laid the basic tenets of deconstruction (Derrida , 2002 . Deconstruction views...