Deconstructing Western Thought: A Post-Structuralist Approach

by Patrick McCarty

This is a monumentally important deconstruction of Western thought by a scholar who was a leading student of French philosophy in Paris 1980-1990. Booklist calls it, "A brilliant, sweeping critique of the deepest trends in human thought." Patrick McCarty studied under the great French philosopher Jacques Derrida and worked as an academic for 25 years. Today, he is a professional writer (over one hundred titles to his credit) and the host of ICG/CNN Radio, where he dialogues with the central innovators, writers, artists and thinkers of the 21st century. McCarty has also served as writer for VP Joe Biden and the DNC. For more information concerning him or his works and for extensive samples, see insightcommunicationsglobal.org. "Excellent. Wonderful Book!" --Corky Ballas (father of Mark Ballas, Derek and Julianne Hough) of Dancing with the Stars “McCarty is a formidable intellect and creative talent.” —Adriaan Peperzak, Stanford University “I find Patrick’s insights and powers of imagination unprecedented, often nearly prophetic.” —C. Payne Lucas, Africare Founder “McCarty belongs to a short list of people who can combine literature and philosophic penetration to this depth.” —Stanley Corngold, Princeton University “Patrick is without doubt an extraordinary talent.” --Dr. David Ingram, Loyola University McCarty is the author of Deconstructing Western Thought Heidegger & Aristotle on Time Death, Religion and the Experience of the Sacred Stones, Bones & The Story of Home Sapiens Sapiens The Phenomenology of Spirit, Line by Line Martin An Essay on the Indispensable Thinker Jacques Derrida on Psychoanalysis Derrida and Foucault on the History of Madness and many more titles Audio From Milton Friedman to Jeffrey Sachs, A Raw Deal The Nietzsche Walter Kaufmann, Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida, Stanley Corngold and Patrick McCarty The Narcissism Epidemic with Dr. W. Keith Campbell The Day They Killed Martin Luther King and the Night James Brown Saved Boston The Happiness of Gross National Happiness Kafka's The Trial with Dr. Stanley Corngold, Princeton Sex Unlimited with Sexologist Charley Ferrer History's Slaughter Bench Bruce Springsteen, E-Street & Tragedy at the Upstage Club (1969-1971) No Ordinary Recession (2007-2015)

56 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2015