Author(s)

Lianru Li

Corresponding Author

Lianru Li

Abstract

Chuang-Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, developed deconstructionist philosophy. Jacques Derrida, a French philosopher, developed deconstructionism. Both Derrida and Chuang-Tzu exposed the flaws of dichotomy pairs. This essay mainly discusses major theories of Chuang-tzu and Derrida, comparisons between Chuang-Tzu and Derrida’s theory of language, and the difference in their respective deconstruction methods.

Keywords

Chuang-Tzu, Jacques Derrida, deconstructionist philosophy, dichotomy