The silence of being": the mystical tradition and deconstruction by J. Derrida

The article discusses the philosophical project Derrida in the context of Western European tradition of "questioning of Being," which is in line with the attempts of historical and philosophical, ontological and categorical analysis of key concepts of deconstruction and the mystical tradition of philosophy. Using the metaphor of L.Shestov "Athens and Jerusalem" as a confrontation between faith and reason, in which compares the position of Plotinus and Dionysius Areopagite, it is concluded that in Western European philosophy, there are at least two mystical strategy of "silence of Being": Plotinian - "the silence of the mind within the mind itself" and Dionysian - "the silence of the mind beyond the mind." Analysing the concepts like Derrida «differance» and "trace" and comparing them with the theological understanding of being as incomprehensible, it is shown that Derrida is a member of the Athenian philosopher policy. The reason for the "silent ignorance" of reason from Derrida is not onto-logical, and epistemological in nature. With respect to the epistemological possibilities of the mind project Derrida - this alteration of the mystical discourse. In the description of the ontological structure of the world deconstruction Derrida - is not a strategy, "the silence of being," and the strategy of "at-silence of Being" and its cover-up; This - the exposure of the history of life as a philosophy of the history of blinding limb impermanence of the world and man.

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