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u/Im_regular_legs · 14 pointsr/enoughpetersonspam

Derrida:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtLMNcpgYEs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvAwoUvXNzU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8SSilNSXw

I'd urge you to actively avoid any other videos attempting to explain him.

Books: This is extremely simple, clear, and accurate, which is very high praise when it comes to Derrida. Also look up "Deconstruction in a Nutshell", and his interview with Julia Kristeva in "Positions". This is really good and in-depth but difficult. For something by Derrida himself, everyone starts with "Structure Sign & Play". "Différance", "The Ends of Man" and "Signature Event Context" are also good, albeit difficult, as is all of his work.

For Foucault I find Stanford, Wikipedia, pretty much any lectures on youtube about him, PartiallyExaminedLife, to be fine before you jump straight into Discipline and Punish. It's difficult though. Or you could get The Foucault Reader by Paul Rabinow which collects a lot of his writings from various works as well as interviews, the latter obviously being a lot more accessible.

u/Marshmlol · 9 pointsr/CriticalTheory

Here is the textbook I used for my Critical Theory Class at UCLA. It's called the Norton Anthology of Critical Theory. While this is a good introduction to many theorists, I also suggest you to research supplemental materials on databases - ie. JSTOR - to understand movements/concepts.

There is also a comic book series that's descent depending on what you pick. While I enjoyed Foucault for Beginners, I hated Derrida for Beginners.

Lastly, Jonathan Culler's Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction is an excellent entry point. I actually met Culler when I visited Cornell. He's an awesome guy. Anyways, I think Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction should also be an excellent resource, although I haven't read it myself.

u/blue_roster_cult · 3 pointsr/askphilosophy

It wasn't a series, sorry if I gave that impression. I was referring to two separate books, although they may in fact be a part of a series:

Western Philosophy

And the one on Derrida which I wouldn't recommend to a 13 year old for obvious reasons. But a little web searching and you might find it's part of a series or something.

It's been well over a decade since I read either book, so you might take my recommendation with a grain of salt.

u/johnfeldmann · 3 pointsr/Christianity

Christopher Smith writes: "Deconstruction [Derrida's philosophy] has often been misunderstood to refer to an aggressive and destructive analytical method to be imposed on a text from the outside. Derrida explicitly denies this. Rather, he asserts that deconstruction is something that happens from within a text or system as a result of its internal tensions and contradictions. The goal of this “auto-deconstruction,” moreover, is only destructive insofar as it seeks to clear ground for renewal and development. It is not the systems and the structures themselves that Derrida opposes, but their dogmatism and inflexibility. I suggest you read Derrida for Beginners, it looks like a comic book but the series is written by competent academics. And read Christopher Smith's In Defense of a "Christian" Pluralism. I am pretty confident Smith's application of deconstruction to religion will make sense to somebody unfamiliar with the philosophy, and help illuminate it. Feel free to PM me if you have questions, mate.

u/GodVonGodel · 1 pointr/zen

I'm sorry that I forgot to recommend some of Derrida's works.

I would first recommend watching the documentary Derrida. Then dive into the books below.

Derrida wrote many books but these are the ones best tackled as first and/or second readings:

u/godless_communism · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Derrida for Beginners is a comic book. But it blew my itty-bitty little mind.