Redpill me on this guy, /lit/. Apart from the fact that he looks

>>8516971
>redpill me

Kill yourself

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvwhEIhv3N0

Here's Searle's take on it.

Tl;dr Just say 'no' to Continental philosophy.

>>8516971
>reading him seriously
don't. the guys crowning achievement is deconstructionism which basically concludes by saying 'all written text is nothing but words on a page and therefore are completely useless and meaningless. now let's post some frogs boys!'

the guy was a raving irrationalist. there is nothing to be gained from studying him other than to see just how he forms his claims, what his overall message is, and how he impacted thought.

>>8516971
I know that pic makes him look like a cool French villain thinking about some matter very coldly and logically, but don't be a fool and fall for it. There are fakers OP; even in the arts, there are fakers.

>>8516977
Awesome. Do you have anything to contribute about the topic?

>>8516985
>>8517005
>>8517025
Cheers, thanks.

>>8517005
You're being reductive and fatuous.

The man wrote a bunch of gobbledy goop, but he had a few good points, not enough for the sort of renown he got, though.

Also, calling someone an irrationalist is hardly a criticism.

>>8516977
this