Derrida's Thinking on the Phenomenon of Blindness: -- From the Invisible to “Ne pas voir”

Qing Chen

doi:10.54097/hiaad.v3i3.11167

Authors

Qing Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/hiaad.v3i3.11167

Keywords:

Blindness, Derrida, Invisible, Drawing, Truth

Abstract

The issue involved in this article is the advancement of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida on the modern problem of “Invisible” through the topic of "blindness". For one thing, Derrida continued Merleau-Ponty's discussion about the invisible and emphasized an absolute invisibility; for another thing, he turned the invisible to the ethical issue, and this is also the change from recognition to gratitude. There are four aspects involved in this process: mirror without image, intentionality without vision, the essence of the eyes, and the suspension of reason.

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