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'''Deconstruction''' is the [[postmodernism|postmodern]] belief that each person interprets a text in light of their own experiences, [[bias]]es, and [[prejudice]]s.<ref>Noebel, David, ''Understanding the Times'' (Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, Colorado 2006) ISBN 978-0936163000.</ref> Thus, no text can have the same meaning for all [[people]].  A text's [[message]] depends entirely upon personal interpretation. Deconstruction holds an individual's interpretation of a text to be more important than the text itself

'''Deconstruction''' is the [[postmodernism|postmodern]] belief that each person interprets a text in light of their own experiences, [[bias]]es, and [[prejudice]]s.<ref>Noebel, David, ''Understanding the Times'' (Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, Colorado 2006) ISBN 978-0936163000.</ref> Thus, no text can have the same meaning for all [[people]]; a text's [[message]] depends entirely upon personal interpretation. Deconstruction holds an individual's interpretation of a text to be more important than the text itself

Deconstruction is a theory of interpretation favored by [[liberal]]s.

Deconstruction is a theory of interpretation favored by [[liberal]]s.

''The term “deconstruction” was coined by [[French]] philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s.''<ref>''[http://www.bartleby.com/65/de/deconstr.html Deconstruction]'' in The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.</ref> <!-- http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=deconstruction indicates that the word dates from 1973, although that's probably the /English/ word, and perhaps he coined the French version earlier? -->

''The term “deconstruction” was coined by [[French]] philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s.''<ref>''[http://www.bartleby.com/65/de/deconstr.html Deconstruction]'' in The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.</ref><!-- http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=deconstruction indicates that the word dates from 1973, although that's probably the /English/ word, and perhaps he coined the French version earlier? -->

Deconstruction is applied not only to [[literature]], but to all of [[reality]]. [[postmodernism|Postmodernists]] claim that reality is constructed by each individual based on their unique ideas, biases, prejudices, etc. Thus, there can be no universal [[truth]] because reality is different for each individual.

Deconstruction is applied not only to [[literature]], but to all of [[reality]]. [[postmodernism|Postmodernists]] claim that reality is constructed by each individual based on their unique ideas, biases, prejudices, etc. Thus, there can be no universal [[truth]] because reality is different for each individual.

[[Critical Legal Studies]] is Deconstruction applied to [[Law]]. It involves dissecting and critiquing a law to find its subjective meaning, regardless of what it objectively states. Critical Legal Studies result in a view of law as tool to obtain what one wants. Susan Estich said, "You believe in principle; I believe in politics."<ref>Susan Estich in an online letter to Stuart Taylor Jr., www.slate.com/id/3628/entry/23734</ref> Deconstruction endangers law as we know it by rejecting standards of justice derived from religious moral absolutes and using law as a tool to beat political opponents into submission.<ref>Noebel, page 312</ref>

[[Critical Legal Studies]] is Deconstruction applied to [[Law]]. It involves dissecting and critiquing a law to find its subjective meaning, regardless of what it objectively states. Critical Legal Studies result in a view of law as tool to obtain what one wants. Susan Estich said, "You believe in principle; I believe in politics."<ref>Susan Estich in an online letter to Stuart Taylor Jr., www.slate.com/id/3628/entry/23734</ref> Deconstruction endangers law as we know it by rejecting standards of justice derived from religious moral absolutes and using law as a tool to beat political opponents into submission.<ref>Noebel, page 312</ref>

[[Harvard Law School]] in the late 1970s and 1980s was the home for several tenured professors who became advocates of [[Critical Legal Studies]] (or "crits"), such as Professor Duncan Kennedy.<ref>[http://duncankennedy.net/legal_history/index.html History of legal thought] </ref> By the late 1980s, however, a backlash among more traditional faculty there resulted in the denial of tenure to another adherent of that movement, causing the growth of the movement to halt.

[[Harvard Law School]] in the late 1970s and 1980s was the home for several tenured professors who became advocates of [[Critical Legal Studies]] (or "crits"), such as Professor Duncan Kennedy.<ref>[http://duncankennedy.net/legal_history/index.html History of legal thought]</ref> By the late 1980s, however, a backlash among more traditional faculty there resulted in the denial of tenure to another adherent of that movement, causing the growth of the movement to halt.

==See Also==

==See Also==

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9029711/deconstruction Deconstruction] Encyclopædia Britannica.

*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9029711/deconstruction Deconstruction] Encyclopædia Britannica.

*[http://www.bartleby.com/65/de/deconstr.html Deconstruction] The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.

*[http://www.bartleby.com/65/de/deconstr.html Deconstruction] The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.

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