Free-play? Fair-play! Defending Derrida

Nicole Anderson

doi:10.1080/10350330600823989

Free-play? Fair-play! Defending Derrida

Nicole Anderson

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to defend Derrida against negative interpretations of nihilism and ethical irresponsibility by arguing that Derrida's notion of différance, and deconstruction in general, is profoundly responsible. It is responsible because Derrida's différance is a condition of ethical possibility and impossibility, which enables individuals to take responsibility for decisionmaking away from the dichotomous either/or choices characteristic of normative ethics, thereby opening a political and ethical space for difference.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	407-420
Number of pages	14
Journal	Social Semiotics
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330600823989
State	Published - Sep 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Culture
Ethics
Jacques Derrida
Language
Politics
Textual free-play

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Language and Linguistics
Communication
Linguistics and Language

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