false 2342053 2 This critical interpretation shows Derridian thought to be permeated by a semiology that reduces all meaning to the signification of signs thus challenging the philosophy of deconstruction at its roots. <P>This book interprets Derrida and looks beyond deconstructionism. It is a critique that identifies a pervasive flaw in Derrida's thinking: the semiological reduction that permeates deconstructionist theory and postmodernism in general. The critique focuses on Derrida, but its conclusions may be applied to other major figures in the postmodern tradition who espouse the variant of Saussurean semiology that reduces all meaning to the signification of signs. This book challenges the philosophy of deconstruction at its roots, and does so on the basis of a diligent reading of central texts and an understanding of the tradition of Continental philosophy providing the context for Derridian thought. 2348748 7 1995 Semiological Reductionism: A Critique of the Deconstructionist Movement in Postmodern Thought total:2|5:1|3:1| 2 8 2 0 1748293 0791423751 9780791423752 1 0 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1748293.Semiological_Reductionism_A_Critique_of_the_Deconstructionist_Movement_in_Postmodern_Thought 3 0 false Fri May 16 21:16:21 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 21:16:21 -0700 2008 2342053 079142376X 9780791423769 1 0 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2342053.Semiological_Reductionism_A_Critique_of_the_Deconstructionist_Movement_in_Postmodern_Thought 5 0 false Sat May 10 14:52:23 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 14:52:27 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2342053