Book Review - 2: False Chinese Deconstruction

Abstract

Author: Byung-Chul HAN Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese (Çakma: Çince Yapıbozum) Sibel ATAM (translated by) Istanbul: Telemak Kitap, 2021, 86 p. ISBN: 978605745269

Han, the South Korean cultural theorist, and philosopher discussed Chinese deconstruction with the Chinese words he used in his work called Çakma. For this reason, the first concept he discussed is Quan, the maxim. This concept is essential because it contains different reflections of pragmatic Chinese thought. Han cares about the concept for several reasons. First of all, the Chinese system of thought, unlike the Western system of view, is a process without a starting point and an end, to be more precise, a straight path. In this way, Chinese thought embraces Tao, that is, change. This idea also manifests itself in China's consciousness of time and history. It rejects the idea of being original or original since there is no absolute and unique creation. Therefore, Adyton does not exist in Chinese thought. The concept is Greek and is used to describe a place. It is not transparent and contains roughness and negativity, which makes it more valuable, according to Han, which everyone cannot enter. Therefore, since there is no adyton in Chinese thought, there is no contribution to originality and uniqueness. The concept of Quan means weighing and being adjustable as an essential part of all these evaluations. He constantly changes his position to stay in balance. Therefore, the concept has a tactical meaning in terms of adapting quickly to changing conditions, that nothing is final and that it is independent of rules and requirements. The spread of the concept in the Chinese thought system also manifests itself in understanding intellectual property and copyright. The character used in the idea of intellectual property has been deconstructed in the Chinese thought system with the concept of Quan. Therefore, the interpretation of phenomena such as wisdom and truth differs from each other in the Chinese and Western thought systems.