Talk:Deconstruction/Archive 8

Undefined terms
" It has been presumed, for instance, that speech is "closer" to present consciousness -- and therefore at one with the "true meaning" of an iteration -- than is writing."

What is an 'iteration'? For that matter, what is "present consciousness"? Is this something to do with how when a person is speaking, they are right there speaking; whereas when you read a book the author is not there? Is there a way to express this idea without resorting to jargon? And why the weird sentence structure? Why not:

"For instance: It has been presumed that speech is "closer" to present consciousness than is writing and therefore at one with the "true meaning" of an iteration." Paul Murray (talk) 05:36, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * a) "iteration" is a common term used in mathematics, computer science (and semiotics). It is quite important to Derrida.
 * Let me give you an important quotation from Derrida in "Limited inc. (p.17-18 Signature Event Context):










 * b) I hope it will also help you to understand what is "present consciousness". In philosophy (at least as it is learned in continental europe, etc.) it refers to what is "immediate" (in contrast with what is "mediated"). It is connected with "intention". Normally the "paradigmatic example" that is used (and Derrida does it many many times) it is the "internal dialogue" where it seems we have an immediate contact with meaning (it is "present to ourselfs", "meaning is present to us", "not mediated"), independent of the "phonetic signs" we use to "think".


 * c) Concerning your proposal, this a paraphrase from a translation from Derrida, and, in my opinion, you can change it.

Hibrido Mutante (talk) 15:56, 25 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Yuck. The fact that a term is co-opted from mathematics or computer science is a terrible justification for using it with a different, unclear meaning. A mathematician or computer scientist would not use the word "iteration" that way. This response does nothing to clear up any of the terminology -- I'd say Paul Martin's criticism is spot on. rspεεr (talk) 00:55, 16 September 2014 (UTC)


 * The sentence was deleted a while ago. What I find strange is that someone thinks it is ok to explain the meaning of the terms on the talk page rather than in the article. Bhny (talk) 01:07, 16 September 2014 (UTC)


 * ?? I don't get it... Wiki explains that: "Iteration is the act of repeating a process with the aim of approaching a desired goal, target or result."... in the french wiki you can read: «itération » vient du verbe latin iterare qui signifie "cheminer" ou de iter, "le chemin"."... in Europe we use it in many disciplines (not only in maths and computer science).. it is not a term "we have to explain".. not even in the "talk page"... I was quite surprised that there were people that were not familiar with the term and were editing articles about Derrida...
 * why do you say Derrida is using it wrong?... I really don't get your difficulties here... maybe it is because you are from a different "form of life", playing different "languages games", where words have precise and closed meanings, some "essential meanings" from what I understand...not connected with how they are used, in many contexts, since the "roman empire"...



Hibrido Mutante (talk) 22:46, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Hibrido Mutante and Plagiarism
It is plain from the Talk page that Hibrido Mutante is not a competent reader/writer of English, many of the sentences (s)he posts here are grammatically flawed and incapable of being parsed. So where does the prose that (s)he is inserting into the article come from? Answer: it is being stolen. The text from the lead was lifted from the following source:
 * In the 1980s it designated more loosely a range of radical theoretical enterprises in diverse areas of the humanities and social sciences, including—in addition to philosophy and literature—law, psychoanalysis, architecture, anthropology, theology, feminism, gay and lesbian studies, political theory, historiography, and film theory. (Source: Encyclopaedia Brittanica)

Compare with:
 * In the 1980s it designated more loosely a range of theoretical enterprises in diverse areas of the humanities and social sciences, including—in addition to philosophy and literature—law,[2][3][4] anthropology,[5] historiography,[6] linguistics,[7] sociolinguistics,[8] psychoanalysis, political theory, feminism, and gay and lesbian studies.

Which was inserted into the lead. This is a clear case of plagiarism. AnotherPseudonym (talk) 04:17, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Furthermore, Hibrido Mutante has no real understanding of Derrida, the version of the lead (s)he created prior to my own had no reference to the metaphysics of presence--an idea central to deconstruction. This omission evinces an absence of understanding of deconstruction. From this absence of real understanding coupled with an incomptency in English flows the excessive quoting and the plagiarism.

AnotherPseudonym (talk) 04:21, 3 January 2015 (UTC)


 * a) I gave the source Encyclopaedia Brittanica and added more material to it (links to authors, etc). You just deleted what you don't fell confortable with. Tghe fact that deconstruction is important to "law,[2][3][4] anthropology,[5] historiography,[6] linguistics,[7] sociolinguistics,[8] psychoanalysis".
 * Can you explain why? I will revert this.
 * You know this. You can find me here in "talk page" saying: "First paragraph is based ONLY in secondary or tertiary sources to correct limited framing about deconstruction(including, but not limited to Encyclopedia Britannica about the subject): "deconstruction, form of philosophical and literary analysis, derived mainly from work begun in the 1960s by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida,(...) In the 1980s it designated more loosely a range of theoretical enterprises in diverse areas of the humanities and social sciences, including—in addition to philosophy and literature—law, psychoanalysis, architecture, anthropology, theology, feminism, gay and lesbian studies, political theory, historiography, and film theory."
 * I believe we are doing a proper use of paraphrase here ( "Limited close paraphrasing is appropriate within reason, as is quoting (with or without quotation marks), so long as the material is clearly attributed in the text – for example, by adding "John Smith wrote ...," together with a footnote containing the citation at the end of the clause, sentence or paragraph".)
 * b) It was not me who "created the version prior to your own".
 * c) Concerning "presence", you can find me above trying to explain "presence" to Paul Mrray: "I hope it will also help you to understand what is "present consciousness". In philosophy (at least as it is learned in continental europe, etc.) it refers to what is "immediate" (in contrast with what is "mediated"). It is connected with "intention". Normally the "paradigmatic example" that is used (and Derrida does it many many times) it is the "internal dialogue" where it seems we have an immediate contact with meaning (it is "present to ourselfs", "meaning is present to us", "not mediated"), independent of the "phonetic signs" we use to "think".
 * Please:
 * Be polite
 * Assume good faith
 * Avoid personal attacks
 * For disputes, seek dispute resolution

On my side I try to respect article policies:
 * No original research
 * Neutral point of view
 * Verifiability

Thanks Hibrido Mutante (talk) 21:13, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

AP thoughts
Oh, this self-nominated "expert" on Derrida and on Deconstruction is back with his crap, his thesis (actually, here on WP this is called Original Research), that the central core of it (Derrida's thought on Deconstruction) is this rather obscure notion of the 'metaphysics of presence,' which is now of course also back in the very first sentence of the article.

As I've told him before, true experts on their fields write books and publish articles on the subject (mostly under their own names, as openly identifiable individuals), which after due process of academic review and debate can also be reflected here on WP through reliable sources. Other, self-nominated "experts" such as this one, just hide behind other pseudonyms here on WP and try to own certain subjects and pages, and try to push their own agendas, their own biased points of view on these matters here.

Also, true expertise on a certain subject can come from positive motivations, such as the love of it and the pure admiration for knowledge. Or, in fewer cases such as this one (and fortunately I do believe these cases are indeed fewer), this "expertise" can come just out of hate, spite, and revenge for the subject and for knowledge and for the process of developing it in general.

Now, some positive WP editors also choose to edit from a starting position of collaboration and collegiality and respect towards other editors. Some, on the other hand (negative, unfortunately), choose to edit from a starting position of self-promotion and agrandizement, of open defiance and challenge towards other editors, actually of intellectual contempt towards any different views. This particular coward, furthermore, can only use foul language (which for me is just funny), and chooses to just call names and to heap as much scorn and ridicule as possible upon anyone else who dares to disagree with him. warshy (¥¥) 15:39, 4 January 2015 (UTC)


 * You are a buffoon and you are thoroughly devoid of any integrity. You have nothing to say when Hibrido Mutante commits plagiarism—that's apparently fine. But you gird up your loins towards the task of retarding the improvement of the article.  The metaphysics of presence is central to deconstruction.  Yes it is an obscure concept, as is deconstruction.  But it is essential to deconstruction. As I have told you before, deconstruction is incomprehensible without the notion of the metaphysics of presence.  Rather than provide general criticism for rhetorical effect why don't you actually indicate what I have put in the lead/lede that represents OR, bias and peronal agenda.  Please do.  Educate us all.  So tell us Mr Wishy-Washy, can a Jew not be an expert on Nazism?  Can a Jew not be a Hiler expert?  Are all Jewish WWII scholars "try[ing] to push their own agendas, their own biased points of view on these matters" when they write on WWII?  Do you police the WWII Germany articles on Wikipedia to make sure Jews aren't ediiting them?  You are a hypocrite as well as an ignoramus.  For the sake of this article please just go away. AnotherPseudonym (talk) 10:47, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

You both seem like interesting characters, but we are here to talk about the article. The previous first paragraph, (that I replaced) was a tedious laundry list of disciplines. It really seemed liked WP:puffery rather than anything informative. The first paragraph should define the topic, not ramble on about how influential it is. As far as I can tell deconstruction's "metaphysics of presence" and "logocentrism" are central features in many references on this topic. Bhny (talk) 14:44, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I trust your judgment both in regards to article content, as well as in regards to dealing with the personal attacks by this other character here. Best regards, warshy (¥¥) 15:37, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I am the source of the "article content" that Bhny used to replace the prior lead so eat shit wishy-washy. AnotherPseudonym (talk) 15:51, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * It is demonstrative of the parlous state of this article that we are even arguing about the centrality of the metaphysics of presence to deconstruction. Below I provide 9 citations on this matter and I can provide many more from Derrida's most respected expositors. I would like to see a citation-by-citation rebuttal from you wishy-washy as well as a contrary exegesis supported by primary and secondary citations. You have accused me of WP:OR and I would like that accusation to be substantiated with evidence and argumentation.  If you are unable to provide any substantiaton then please just f*ck off. AnotherPseudonym (talk) 15:44, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * It is demonstrative of the parlous state of this article that we are even arguing about the centrality of the metaphysics of presence to deconstruction. Below I provide 9 citations on this matter and I can provide many more from Derrida's most respected expositors. I would like to see a citation-by-citation rebuttal from you wishy-washy as well as a contrary exegesis supported by primary and secondary citations. You have accused me of WP:OR and I would like that accusation to be substantiated with evidence and argumentation.  If you are unable to provide any substantiaton then please just f*ck off. AnotherPseudonym (talk) 15:44, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

@Wishy-Washy: regarding your claim that the idea that the metaphysics of presence is central to deconstruction is WP:OR on my part, refer to citations 8-16 in the first draft of the lead. These citations from primary and secondary sources show that (a) there is no WP:OR on my part; and (b) deconstruction is nothing more than a critique of the metaphysics of presence. Read the quotes referenced by the citations from Derrida as well as his expositors. When you have done that please provide counter-citations that demonstrate that I am the origin of the idea. Until you have done that I kindly suggest that you STFU and go and educate yourself. You literally don't know the first thing about deconstruction and it is not incumbent on me to educate you even though I have tried more than once. Your ignorance should not be an impediment to other editors. AnotherPseudonym (talk) 15:29, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

My background in Deconstructionism is limited, but every attempt I've seen to explain deconstructionism has placed 'metaphysics of presence' in a place of importance. I can't imagine Deconstructionism being explained and not including one of the more central ideas to the entire field. --Ollyoxenfree (talk) 23:22, 8 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Is it possible to treat other editors like AnotherPseudonym does and no one tells him he have to "be polite"?
 * I'm really suprised that he has any support... but I see that, in the end, he will impose his view.. and even get support :O ... superb!!!
 * '''"eat shit wishy-washy"?????!!!
 * "please just f*ck off" ?????????????????????????????????!!!!
 * "You are a buffoon" ??!!!
 * "you are thoroughly devoid of any integrity"
 * "You are a hypocrite as well as an ignoramus"
 * I remember wikipedia policy:
 * Be polite
 * Assume good faith
 * Avoid personal attacks
 * Avoid personal attacks

Hibrido Mutante (talk) 23:29, 5 March 2015 (UTC)