Derrida

I'm never ashamed of Philosophy, that awesome quest for truth.

Below, Jacques Derrida(1930-2004), the French philosopher known for 'deconstruction'. He was the son of Sephardic Jewish parents (Spanish judaism, as opposed to Ashkenazi judaism, which is German).

His work is very large, and considered close to incomprehensible in certain Anglo-Saxon circles.

To my mind, deconstruction is the technological cogito, clearing the mind of how technology situates and determines us. Why bring this up? The internet group Anonymous just declared war on ISIS, essentially saying that ISIS should be deprived of access to the Net which is being used against us. Just a reminder, when we are seeking deprivation of access, that access itself is not neutral, that the game is already engaged.

Indeed - and here I presume - one could do a Derrida analysis of just how human consciousness within ISIS is taking forms of expession it would not otherwise, perhaps being forced to identify itself with a cinematic Islam!?