Deconstruction

Reducing something (here, usually an idea) into its constituent parts. This can help understand what elements are foundational and what elements are superfluous. It can help answer questions such as "Why do I believe what I believe?"; "Where did this thing/idea come from?"; "Is this necessary?"; and "Is it true?"

Modernity
Modernism
Postmodernism
Materialism
Empiricism
Enlightenment Rationalism
Neo-Marxism