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 Tautological Oxymorons: Deconstructing Scientific Materialism:An Ontotheological Approach $23.95 Following in the fŠĪĄŊŠĪĒëted footsteps of Heidegger and Nietzsche - Jacques Derrida set out to complete the process of ŠĪĒŠĪĒîdeconstructingŠĪĒŠĪĒī Western metaphysics. But something remarkable happened on the way to dismantling the Forum! As if by grand design, DerridaŠĪĒŠĪĒīs deconstruction of Western metaphysics morphed into the ultimate justification for the apophatic (negative) theology that undergirds Western metaphysics! In reaction to this inadvertent justification of negative theology, Derrida embarked on a decade long confrontation with negative theology. Most objective observers of the confrontation would be hard pressed not to feel that rather than deconstruction ŠĪĒŠĪĒîdeconstructingŠĪĒŠĪĒī apophatic theology, instead, and quite irreverently, apophatic theology appears to have absorbed and incorporated the vocabulary of DerridaŠĪĒŠĪĒīs deconstruction into the very language it uses to justify its presuppositions. Having more than staved off the attack by DerridaŠĪĒŠĪĒīs deconstructioy now be time to turn the sword in the opposite direction. If deconstruction is easily absorbed into the apophatic behemoth supporting Western metaphysics, what would happen if Western metaphysics applied deconstruction to the modern scientific materialism which acts as the cornerstone of the worldview setting itself in opposition to Western metaphysics? Tautological Oxymorons is an attempt to deconstruct the language and logic used to present scientific materialism as though it were a viable alternative to pre-Enlightenment theology, philosophy, and mythology. By examining modern scientific materialism in the light of language (and proper language use) we can see that much thatŠĪĒŠĪĒīs taken for granted as ŠĪĒŠĪĒîobviousŠĪĒŠĪĒī and a mere ŠĪĒŠĪĒîgivenŠĪĒŠĪĒī (within the context of scientific materialism) ŠĪĒŠĪ?is rather (when carefully examined in the context of precise language usage) nothing more than sheer unadulterated absurdity!  Third International Anthology on Paradoxism (paradoxist distichs, tautological distichs, dualistic distichs) $16.95 Paradoxism is a form of writing where the point is often to create verse that contains internal contradictions. And yet, within those contradictions it is possible to discern a greater meaning. It arose in the extremely repressive communist dictatorship of Rumania on the `80s, serving as a form of protest against a regime that forbade most publications. The basic thesis of the movement is a simple one: Everything has a meaning and a non-meaning in harmony with each other. Florentin Smaranache is a Rumanian who fled the communist rule of Rumania in the `80s and is the originator of the paradoxist movement. His activity in verse and in many other forms of literature led to his nomination for the Nobel prize in literature in 1999. This collection of short items, written by many people in many countries, accurately reflects the basics of this form of writing. While all are short, there are some that will require a moment of pondering before the complete meaning can be discerned. Smarandache actively solicits paradoxist contributions from readers, either by mail, e-mail or on his web site. Poetry and verse are often what you make them to be. Paradoxism takes that to an extreme. Like all forms of subtle protest against powerful forces, the message is often not direct, but must be extracted with a fine set of selective tweezers. If you are interested in avant-garde poetry, then this is a book you should look into. |
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