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pharmakon: a standalone construct

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pharmakon1 CONSTRUCTPharmakonDERRIDA · LITERARY THEORY

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Literary theory

a Greek word meaning both remedy and poison that Derrida reads in Plato to show the undecidable status of writing.

In literary theory, pharmakon refers to a Greek word meaning both remedy and poison that Derrida reads in Plato to show the undecidable status of writing. This meaning comes from Derrida (1972/1981) in Dissemination.[1]

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  1. Derrida, J. (1981). Dissemination (B. Johnson, Trans.). University of Chicago Press. (Original work published 1972) https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226816340.001.0001

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