The influence of/the influences of
1) Notwithstanding these reversals, the influence of Derrida and deconstructionism, of Foucault and his ideas of consciousness and domination, remains strong.
Source for '1':
Paul R. Gross, ?Norman Levitt
Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science
Link:
https://tinyurl.com/ycfnn6wk
2) Notwithstanding these reversals, the influence of Derrida and deconstructionism, and of Foucault and his ideas of consciousness and domination, remains strong.
3) Notwithstanding these reversals, the influences of Derrida and deconstructionism, of Foucault and his ideas of consciousness and domination, remain strong.
4) Notwithstanding these reversals, the influences of Derrida and deconstructionism, and of Foucault and his ideas of consciousness and domination, remain strong.
Are sentences 1-4 all correct?
Do '3' and '4' imply that Derrida and deconstructionism had more than one influence?
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Top answer
If those are separate/distinct influences, then use the plural . Albeit unlikely, but is it possible that the author is referring to a combined influence/effect, or to a single influence/effect (arising from multiple sources)?
- If those are separate/distinct influences, then use the plural .
- Albeit unlikely, but is it possible that the author is referring to a combined influence/effect, or to a single influence/effect (arising from multiple sources)?
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If those are separate/distinct influences, then use the plural. Albeit unlikely, but is it possible that the author is referring to a combined influence/effect, or to a single influence/effect (arising from multiple sources)?
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