What is Theory?
Ans:
Theory is inter-discipline discourse with effect, outside an
original discipline. It is analytical and speculative, an attempt to work out
what is involved in what we call text or language or writing or meaning on
subject. Theory is a critique of common sense of concept taken as natural. Besides,
it is reflective, thinking and thinking enquiry into the category. We use in
making sense of things in literatures and in other discursive practice.
Both Foucault and Derrida discuss theory in different angles.
Derrida offers a reading or interpretation of text, identifying logic at work
in a text. Foucault claim is not based on text, in fact be cites amazingly few
actual documents and discourses but offers a general frame work for thinking about
text and discourses in general. Derrida’s interpretation shows the extent to
which literary work they such a Rousseau’s confession are theoretical theatrical.
Foucault, on the hand tried to show us how insightful or wise
texts are but how for the discourses of doctors, scientists, novelists and
other create the things.
Derrida tells us what Rousseau’s texts say or show the
question that arises in whether what Rousseau’s text says in true. Foucault
claims to analysis a particular historical moment, so the questions that arise
in whether his large generalizations hold for other times and place. Raising follow
up question like these is in turn, our way of stepping into theory and practicing
it.
Both eg. of theory illustrate that theory involves speculative
practice accounts of desire, language and so on that challenge receive ideas. So,
they do inside our in rethink the category with which we may be reflecting on
literature.
However, theory is intimidating one of the most dismaying
features of theory today is that as endless. There may be a general lesson
here. Theory does not give rise to harmonious solution. It does not teach us
once and for all, what meaning is how much that factors of intention, text,
reader and context each contribution to a sum that is meaning.
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