If any of you wonder what is wrong with Western Philosophy, read this and realize that Derrida is considered almost a God by Academia.
Ah, knock off the hyperventilating, Bill. "Academia", whatever that is, is not of one mind on anything; judgments about philosophy, state of the union, the state of the weather, the seasons, anything.
Derrida is a serious thinker, as is Habermas, with whom the first interview is done. One can agree or disagree and almost everyone who is reasonable will do more than little of that with both of them. It doesn't speak well or badly of anyone if they agree or disagree with some, a lot, or a little.
But it does speak well of readers if they engage the thoughts rather than throw tomatoes. |
