Definition of Deconstructionist

1. Adjective. Of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism. "Deconstructionist criticism"

Partainyms: Deconstructionism

Definition of Deconstructionist

1. Adjective. (chiefly philosophy) Characteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism ¹

2. Noun. (philosophy) A proponent of deconstructionism ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deconstructionist

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Literary usage of Deconstructionist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"In reaction to claims that literacy carried through time, a general deconstructionist attitude challenges the permanency of philosophical tractate, ..."

2. The Sex Offender: Corrections, Treatment and Legal Practiceby Barbara K Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini by Barbara K Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini (1995)
"Cognitive distortions and affective deficits in sex offenders: A cognitive deconstructionist interpretation. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and ..."

3. The Urban Condition: space, community, and self in the contemporary metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"This discourse, itself strongly rooted in a neo-Heideggerian and deconstructionist body of ideas, redefines the task of architecture as one that is grounded ..."

4. Post Ex Sub Dis: Urban Fragmentations and Constructions by Ghent Urban Studies Team (2002)
"... as a fascinating spectacle of fractured forms and materials (deconstructionist architecture), as an appropriation of the fragmented and disjunctive ..."

5. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"It would obviously be inappropriate to describe Nietzsche (or any of Derrida's other precursors) as a deconstructionist with the benefit of the hindsight ..."

6. Canada 2002 by Wayne C. Thompson (2003)
"You can enjoy a simple drink, coffee or dessert in the deconstructionist decor on the ground floor, or a good meal upstairs, where the atmosphere is like a ..."

7. Correctional Psychology: Practice, Programming, and Administrationby Barbara K. Schwartz by Barbara K. Schwartz (2003)
"Wand, T., Hudson, SM, & Marshall, WL (1995). Cognitive distortions and affective deficits in sex offenders: A cognitive deconstructionist interpretation. ..."

8. Measuring Innovation in OECD and Non-OECD Countries: Selected Seminar Papers by William Blankley (2006)
"The core was rather a deconstructionist method, an archaeological excavation of the underlying layers of the then established orthodoxy. ..."

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