Saturday, April 17, 2010
Derrida: Fear of Writing
I interpret Derrida's fear of writing as completely justified. I definitely do understand what he is talking about in his explanations of his controversial writings. Personally, although I have never actually experienced what Derrida is talking about in regards to writing, I do know what he is saying. When one writes, they put their thoughts on paper. At the moment of writing, nothing bad seems to come out of it. But once the writing is published, there's some second guessing as to whether or not the writing should have actually been posted. If there is controversy involved, there will always be that type of fear, but, like Derrida said, when you're writing, that fear is not there. It's asleep. It's only awake when you're asleep. When you're asleep, the subconscious is what controls you. When you're awake, the subconscious is there, but it's overpowered. Just like Derrida said, "when I'm awake and working, this vigilance inside me is actually asleep. It's not the stronger of the two. And so I do what must be done."
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Very insightful Parth. I like how you described one's fear is only awake when they're asleep. Very deep. But I have this question for you: When you're awake, what is your subconscious overpowered by?
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