This was awesome! Derrida is one of those guys I wish knew more about. I’m a sucker for any and all forms of language philosophy.
You mention it briefly, but I think it’s one of the most overlooked facts about writing: the fact that meaning exists in the between place is what makes poetry literally possible. Your examples about the sun shining illustrate this wonderfully.
I’m so glad that that central point came across. Its a really important idea and one that certainly has some pretty important implications for what it means to “make meaning”; and I definitely agree that a lot of writers and readers over look it!
And if you like language philosophy, Derrida would be right up your alley! He’s a fascinating guy, and despite being absurdly esoteric in places, I think he gives us a lot of really meaningful stuff to chew on. Of Grammatology is much more accessible than it might seem at first pass!
This was so wonderful to read. Your mix of pop culture, high lit, and Derrida for dummies worked perfectly to convey the point you made about juxtaposition and its centrality in art and politics. I feel like Wittgenstein’s concept of language-games could deepen this discussion in a veeeery interesting way. Great work!
thanks Chafic! yeah, I’ve been meaning to get around to Wittgenstein — definitely relevant here! I’ve been reading some Zizek too and I think the psychoanalytical route would also crack open some interesting avenues. kinda annoying that every philosopher is kinda working on the same problem but like also not at the same time… so many approaches, so many juxtapositions (ha) and so little time!
This was awesome! Derrida is one of those guys I wish knew more about. I’m a sucker for any and all forms of language philosophy.
You mention it briefly, but I think it’s one of the most overlooked facts about writing: the fact that meaning exists in the between place is what makes poetry literally possible. Your examples about the sun shining illustrate this wonderfully.
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Thanks so much for reading!
I’m so glad that that central point came across. Its a really important idea and one that certainly has some pretty important implications for what it means to “make meaning”; and I definitely agree that a lot of writers and readers over look it!
And if you like language philosophy, Derrida would be right up your alley! He’s a fascinating guy, and despite being absurdly esoteric in places, I think he gives us a lot of really meaningful stuff to chew on. Of Grammatology is much more accessible than it might seem at first pass!
This was so wonderful to read. Your mix of pop culture, high lit, and Derrida for dummies worked perfectly to convey the point you made about juxtaposition and its centrality in art and politics. I feel like Wittgenstein’s concept of language-games could deepen this discussion in a veeeery interesting way. Great work!
thanks Chafic! yeah, I’ve been meaning to get around to Wittgenstein — definitely relevant here! I’ve been reading some Zizek too and I think the psychoanalytical route would also crack open some interesting avenues. kinda annoying that every philosopher is kinda working on the same problem but like also not at the same time… so many approaches, so many juxtapositions (ha) and so little time!
anyway, thanks as always for reading!