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-[[Image:Meissonier Ruins of the Tuileries.jpg|left|thumb|200px|+[[Image:Meissonier Ruins of the Tuileries.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''[[Ruins of the Tuileries]]'' ([[1871]]) by [[Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier]]]]
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 +"These three masters of [[Suspicion (emotion)|suspicion]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Karl Marx |Marx]], [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]] and [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]]] are not to be misunderstood, however, as three masters of [[skepticism]]. They are, assuredly, three great “[[Destruction |destroy]]ers.”[...] All three clear the horizon for a more authentic word, for a new reign of [[Truth]]." --''[[Freud and Philosophy]]''' (1965) by [[Paul Ricœur]].
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[[Image:Pruitt-Igoe-overview.jpg|thumb|200px|“[[Modern architecture]] died in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] on [[July 15]], [[1972]] at 3:32 pm when the [[infamous]] [[Pruitt-Igoe]] scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final [[coup de grace]] by [[dynamite]].” -- [[Charles Jencks]]]] [[Image:Pruitt-Igoe-overview.jpg|thumb|200px|“[[Modern architecture]] died in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] on [[July 15]], [[1972]] at 3:32 pm when the [[infamous]] [[Pruitt-Igoe]] scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final [[coup de grace]] by [[dynamite]].” -- [[Charles Jencks]]]]
 +[[Image:Explosion.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An [[explosion]] is a [[violent]] release of [[energy]] (sometimes [[mechanical]], [[nuclear]], or [[chemical]].) Metaphorically, also used to denote a sudden [[increase]] or [[emotion]]al [[outburst]]]]
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'''Destruction''' is the concept of damage to an object, system, being or idea. It may also refer to: '''Destruction''' is the concept of damage to an object, system, being or idea. It may also refer to:
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* [[Destruction (film)|''Destruction'' (film)]], a 1915 film starring Theda Bara * [[Destruction (film)|''Destruction'' (film)]], a 1915 film starring Theda Bara
* [[Destructive narcissism]], a pathological form of narcissism * [[Destructive narcissism]], a pathological form of narcissism
 +* [[Self-destruction]]
* [[Self-destructive behaviour]], a widely used phrase that ''conceptualises'' certain kinds of destructive acts as belonging to the self * [[Self-destructive behaviour]], a widely used phrase that ''conceptualises'' certain kinds of destructive acts as belonging to the self
==Etymology== ==Etymology==
From ''de-'' + ''[[structure]]''. From ''de-'' + ''[[structure]]''.
== See also == == See also ==
 +* [[Destructionism]]
* [[Art destruction]] * [[Art destruction]]
* [[Damage]] * [[Damage]]

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"These three masters of suspicion [Marx, Nietzsche and Freud] are not to be misunderstood, however, as three masters of skepticism. They are, assuredly, three great “destroyers.”[...] All three clear the horizon for a more authentic word, for a new reign of Truth." --Freud and Philosophy' (1965) by Paul Ricœur.

“Modern architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri on July 15, 1972 at 3:32 pm when the infamous Pruitt-Igoe scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final coup de grace by dynamite.” -- Charles Jencks
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Modern architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri on July 15, 1972 at 3:32 pm when the infamous Pruitt-Igoe scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final coup de grace by dynamite.” -- Charles Jencks
An explosion is a violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.) Metaphorically, also used to denote a sudden increase or emotional outburst
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An explosion is a violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.) Metaphorically, also used to denote a sudden increase or emotional outburst

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Destruction is the concept of damage to an object, system, being or idea. It may also refer to:

Etymology

From de- + structure.

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