Upotreba apofatičke metode u delima Žaka Deride
The Use of the Apophatic Method in the Works of Jacques Derrida

Summary/Abstract: The negative discourse Jacques Derrida uses in the descriptions of his concepts is similar to the apophatic method of speaking about God. Therefore, in this paper, we will try to answer whether traces of this theological method can be found in Derrida's works. When he talks about negative theology, Derrida most often refers to the works of Dionysius the Areopagite, whose conceptions of apophatic theology we will consider in this research. Approaching from the perspective of Derrida's critique of metaphysics, we will try to present the context from which we believe that the need for elements of the apophatic method arose. Therefore, this research aims to demonstrate whether, and in what way, is it possible to talk about the similarities between Derrida's ideas and this theological method. Also, this paper represents the basis for some future, more detailed investigations of the relationship between apophatic and deconstruction.

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