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On Derrida's Deconstruction Of "the End Of History"

Posted on:2012-10-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X B LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330374453685Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Derrida is a contemporary French philosopher, his"deconstruction", has a significant impact in many areas. Specters of Marx is one of his masterpieces. This article is deep-level interpretation for this work of his. Text's selected angle is Derrida's deconstruction of Francis Fukuyama's"the End of History".Text consists of five parts. They are the preface, the introduction, and first, second and third chapter. The preface, introduces the studying significance of this issue, the studying situation at home and abroad. The introductory part, discussed three issues: the life of Jacques Derrida brief outline, his main idea of deconstruction, and the reason for writing Specters of Marx. The first chapter introduces Fukuyama's theory of the background of"the End of History", the origin of this theory, and its substance and effect. The second chapter is a key part, we went into Derrida's deconstruction strategy about"the End of History". It centered around three aspects: Enter the specter, it discussed Derrida's inheritance of Marxism; False prosperity, it analysed Derrida's critique of this view of Francis Fukuyama's"liberal democratic capitalism is the end of history"; Call for justice, it described Derrida's political responsibility and the pursuit of justice. The third chapter is the evaluation of Derrida's deconstruction of"the End of History".It mainly talked about Derrida's deconstruction of"the End of History"which has brought inspiration in theory, practical significance, as well as its defects.By analysing about Derrida's deconstruction of"the End of History", we further understand the essence of capitalism, but also we experience importance and urgency for keeping on learning and studying the Marxism. Of course, it would enlighten us about studying Marxism and the current era plight in a new angle of view. This is the ultimate intent of this article.
Keywords/Search Tags:Derrida, Deconstruction, Marx, Ghost, Fukuyama, "the End of History"
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