Mason

That's where difference comes in. Difference. Yeah, it's a tough one to explain. But basically it means that meaning is never fully present. It's always deferred, always in process, like a word in a dictionary. It only makes sense in relation to other words and those words to others and so on.

That's where difference comes in. Difference. Yeah, it's a tough one to explain. But basically it means that meaning is never fully present. It's always deferred, always in process, like a word in a dictionary. It only makes sense in relation to other words and those words to others and so on.

Always shifting, always evolving.

Always shifting, always evolving.

Exactly. As new evidence comes up and societal values change.

Exactly. As new evidence comes up and societal values change.

We're not these fixed beings.

We're not these fixed beings.

Right. We're constantly being shaped by our experiences, relationships, the stories around us.

Right. We're constantly being shaped by our experiences, relationships, the stories around us.

Yeah.

Yeah.

this connects to the idea of play in language too right derrida saw language as a playground where meanings can be explored challenged reimagined think about a comedian taking a phrase and twisting it for laughs or a poet using words in unexpected ways to make you feel something new it's recognizing that language is alive we can shape it and it shapes us

this connects to the idea of play in language too right derrida saw language as a playground where meanings can be explored challenged reimagined think about a comedian taking a phrase and twisting it for laughs or a poet using words in unexpected ways to make you feel something new it's recognizing that language is alive we can shape it and it shapes us

It's not about finding the right answer then. Nope. It's about playing with language to see what new meanings we can create. This has been mind blowing. I'm looking at the world in a whole new way. And I think that's the power of Derrida's work. He makes us question everything we thought we knew.

It's not about finding the right answer then. Nope. It's about playing with language to see what new meanings we can create. This has been mind blowing. I'm looking at the world in a whole new way. And I think that's the power of Derrida's work. He makes us question everything we thought we knew.

The fact that there can be multiple perspectives.

The fact that there can be multiple perspectives.

So what's the one thing you want listeners to take away from all this?

So what's the one thing you want listeners to take away from all this?