Associations to the word «Deconstruction»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
DECONSTRUCTION, noun. (philosophy) (literature) A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.
DECONSTRUCTION, noun. The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.
Dictionary definition
DECONSTRUCTION, noun. A philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.