Deconstruction, aporia, and logocentrism. Three terms used by Jacques Derrida to describe his key ideas, marked a pivotal change in philosophic thinking. Introduce viewers to Derrida with a short video that deconstructs his rejection of duality, the tendency to see things as either/or, and to valuing one concept over its opposite. Rather, Derrida urged that we should find value in considering diverse thinking, to be proud to be confused, rather than settling on easy answers.

Concepts

philosophers, prejudice, antisemitism

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the video for out-of-class viewing and ask viewers to prepare questions for a full-class discussion
• Use the video in a philosophy unit to introduce class members to Derrida's ideas

Classroom Considerations

• Preview the entire video to determine if the images (several are sexual) used in the video are appropriate for your learning situation

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator's explanations are clear and concise

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.11-12.3