Re: Derrida and Habermas -- PS

Ha :).

Thanks very much for responding. I didn't like Derrida being associated
with "postmodernism" either, but I think Habermas did go after Derrida
in _The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity_, so I think a case can be
made for significant philosophical differences. But that was one whole
exam ago so I don't remember a thing :).

What I didn't like about the article was that it presupposed a political
alignment meant a philosophical one too. Let's assume Derrida and
Habermas are completely at odds philosophically -- so what? Does that
mean they can't recognize some points of political agreement and work
together from there? Following the reasoning of the article, it's like
saying that when Jews and Christians work together to complain about
what they perceive as excesses in mass media, that means that the Jews
must be leaning toward thinking Christ is the Son of God.

Or that Christians are thinking about observing Passover and the
Sabbath.

Either way, Please :).

Jim

Omlor@aol.com wrote:

> PS: Jacques, as some of you might know, was not actually alive in
> 1896, and therefore probably could not have written his essay in New
> Political Science then.
>
> I, however, was around in 1986 was able to read it.
>
> All the best,
>
> --John (who loves the irrevocable nature of the "Send" button)
>

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