Tag: Derrida
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The Lost Art of Writing
The qualitative weightiness of the pen (qalam) is measured by the fact that it has been worded in the first verses revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, where it directly follows narratives about creation and is itself linked to knowledge…
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An Introduction to Postmodernism and its Implications
One of the most convoluted paradigms of thought to emerge throughout recorded intellectual history is postmodernism. Postmodernists themselves take pride in Jacques Derrida’s elusive and difficult writing style, presenting it as a protest against elitist standardization of writing. [1] Derrida is considered the founding father of deconstructionist philosophy and one of the main figureheads of…