deconstruction

n. interpretive approach to analyzing texts that negates the idea that there is one objective meaning and leaves a text open to subjective and creative interpretation

For the approach to post-modern architecture, see Deconstructivism; for other uses, see Deconstruction (disambiguation) Deconstruction is a term in contemporary philosophy, literary criticism, and the social sciences, denoting a process by which the texts and languages of Western philosophy (in particular) appear to shift and complicate in meaning when read in light of the assumptions and absences they reveal within themselves. Jacques Derrida coined the term in the 1960s, and proved more forthcoming with negative, rather than a pined-for positive, analyses of the school.
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Noun
1. a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
(synonym) deconstructionism
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(derivation) deconstruct
(classification) philosophy

A term that, for all practical purposes, was introduced in the literature by Derrida.  It means to undermine the conceptual order imposed by a concept that has captivated our imaginations and ways of seeing things.  (See Shawver, 1996) see "deconstruction quilt"