Abstract

This paper argues the importance of humanistic critique through an analysis of Edward Said's critique of post-9.11 dualistic discourse in the United States. Dualistic discourse is problematic in terms of three points : 1) it leads distorted understanding of reality; 2) it leads to exclude the other; 3) it creates senseless conflicts.
We need alternative ways of understanding of reality in order to dissolve dualistic discourse. Humanistic critique shows the possibility to dissolve the dualistic discourse in that it reveals connections of the dualistic discourse and recasts these connections to create a sense of worldliness.