num_pages: 156
description: Deconstruction is so labyrinthine (and rumored to be fatal) that it's become the monster that murdered philosophy. When Jacques Derrida, the father of deconstruction, uses such buzz-words as "phallogocentrism" and "transcendental signified," humanities students and aspiring philosophers may get weak in the knees. In Deconstruction for Beginners, James Powell provides lucid explanations of the theory's central elements and highlights both key texts and lesser-known works.
language: English
title: Deconstruction for Beginners
titlecomplete: Deconstruction for Beginners
genres: Philosophy, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Comics, Criticism
ratings_count: 71
series: For Beginners
publisher: Writers & Readers