Erasing Verities… Deconstruction And The Incarnation
By DONALD DeMARCO The word “deconstruction,” very much like the word “existentialism,” has a certain cachet. It enjoys currency among those who want to be “hip to what is hip.” It presumes to be a legitimate branch of philosophy, but its trendiness and superficiality are hardly consistent with philosophy as the perennial search for wisdom. It is fashionable among university intellectuals who pride themselves for being avant-garde.For those outside of academe, “deconstruction” is regarded as a synonym for gobbledygook.The deconstructionist begins by doubting the firm reality of just about everything. As a result, he comes to believe that certain verities that people have long taken for granted, such as morality, religion, nature, and art, have all been arbitrarily constructed and…Continue Reading