Th 3/21 “The
Ends of Man”; Positions 41-42
Topics: Deconstruction, the residue of humanism and presence in Heidegger
Regular Paper Assignment #2 due
1. What is Derrida’s evaluation of the humanist and anti-humanist interpretations of Hegel, Husserl, and Heidegger?
2. According to Derrida, what are the two senses of ‘end’ found in humanism and metaphysics? In what themes in Heidegger’s thought does Derrida find a residue of these metaphysical notions of ‘end’?
3. What are the two strategies of deconstruction that Derrida describes in the conclusion, and what distinguishes them from one another?