This article weaves together the philosophical contours of Derridean deconstruction, Baudrillardian hyperreality, and semiotic theory to interrogate the literary universes of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Thomas Pynchon. A Semiotic Descent into Hyperreality, Paranoia, and the Collapse of Meaning
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This article explores Fyodor Dostoevsky’s literary and philosophical contributions through a deconstructive lens, guided by the thought of Jacques Derrida. The aim is not to superimpose Derrida upon Dostoevsky as if one were merely a tool to decode the other, but rather to explore the dialogic potential of their proximity, where the one haunts, and is haunted by, the other.
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This article compares Dostoevsky’s reverent depiction of the human yearning for belief with Henry Miller’s scathing rejection of it. While Miller sees the search for meaning as self-deceiving, Dostoevsky honours it as a vital and dignified part of being human. The piece argues that, despite the pull of nihilism, the refusal to stop seeking meaning reveals something essential about the human spirit.
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