Thank you very much Ian. My understanding of her view of reality has held
these many years. A symposium was recently held on the occasion of the 50th
anniversary of "Atlas Shrugged". I couldn't listen. I think she would have
bee angered by the effort to explain what she had already made plain.
I think that, to a certain extent, she may qualify as one of those whom
Baha'u'llah has urged to use "justice and reason" if embracing the Cause is
impossible. I shall take a look at your paper.
Richard.
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From: "Ian Kluge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Dear Richard,
>
> Rand would definitely refer to it as "anti-intellectual'. One of her
> followers, Stephen R C Hicks has written a good intro to pomo, "Explaining
> Postmodernism." It is, of course, from a Randian point of view, but his
> characterizations of postmodernism are quite accurate.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ian
>
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> Sent: November 2, 2007 2:34 PM
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>
> That is helpful Ian. Thank you.
> What do you think? Would Ayn Rand refer to deconstructionism as
> "intellectual" or "anti-intellectual"
>
> Richard.
>
>
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> Subject: RE: Deconstructionism
>
>
> > If any one is interested in a detailed study of deconstructionism and
the
> > Writings, I will be glad to e-mail my paper "Postmodernism and the
Baha'i
> > Writings" presented at the Irfan Colloquiums in Bosch and recently,
> > Louhelen.
> >
> > For what it's worth, I would certainly say that deconstructionism is
> > anti-intellectual i.e. is opposed to the very idea of a quest for truth
> > since there is no truth, only a infinite number of viewpoints. It is an
> > extreme development of relativism.
> >
> > My email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Ian Kluge
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard H.
> Gravelly
> > Sent: November 2, 2007 9:35 AM
> > To: Baha'i Studies
> > Subject: Deconstructionism
> >
> > Dear Friends:
> >
> > Following is an excerpt from Wikipedia's discussion of "deconstruction".
> I
> > post it because "Century of Light" mentions that: "Against the
background
> > of this desolate landscape the intellectual vogue of the age, seeking to
> > make a virtue out of grim necessity, has adopted for itself the
> appellation
> > and mission of "deconstructionism". (Commissioned by The Universal House
> of
> > Justice, Century of Light, p. 131)
> >
> > "It is easier to explain what deconstruction is not than what it is.
> > According to Derrida, deconstruction is not an analysis, nor a critique,
a
> > method, an act, or an operation (Derrida, 1985, p. 3). Further,
> > deconstruction is not, properly speaking, a synonym for "destruction".
> > Rather, according to Barbara Johnson (1981), it is a specific kind of
> > analytical "reading":
> >
> > " "Deconstruction is in fact much closer to the original meaning
of
> > the word 'analysis' itself, which etymologically means "to undo" - a
> virtual
> > synonym for "to de-construct." ... If anything is destroyed in a
> > deconstructive reading, it is not the text, but the claim to unequivocal
> > domination of one mode of signifying over another. A deconstructive
> reading
> > is a reading which analyzes the specificity of a text's critical
> difference
> > from itself."
> > --From Wikipedia
> >
> > If Wikipedia's definition is in any way accurate; I can understand
> why
> > some "intellectuals" would become somewhat sensitive to the slightest
hint
> > of "anti-intellectualism"
> >
> > Richard.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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