Heidegger criticized "ontotheology," which in the present context might be construed as advocacy of static, precise, complete, eternally valid categorizations of what is, either altogether, or in some limited domain. Not to be outdone, French post-structuralists considered intertextuality, deconstruction, writerly texts, etc. Sociologists of science observe the intensely political and ethical aspects of classification systems, plus their malleability, evolution, and local interpretation....
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