Abstract
The paper tries to reflect on the debate between Jacques Derrida and John R. Searle, in which Derrida tried to deconstruct Searle's speech-act theory with his usual style of approaching other theories with his preconceived ethical-political view. Searle, on the other hand, reproaches Derrida for his purposeful obscuration in his act of deconstruction and his ignorance of Anglo-American philosophy of language. The debate revealed the political intention of deconstructive criticism, but it has also brought Searle's linguistic theory to the attention of literary theorists.
First Page
154
Last Page
160
Recommended Citation
Feng, Qing. 2014. "Restraining in Theory: A Review of the Debate between Derrida and Searle." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 34, (5): pp.154-160. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol34/iss5/17
