Jacques Derrida
Born: 07-14-1930
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher renowned for developing the critical theory known as deconstruction. Born in 1930 in Algeria, Derrida's work profoundly influenced literary theory, philosophy, and cultural studies. His writings challenged traditional concepts of meaning, language, and identity, questioning the foundations of Western thought. Key works include "Of Grammatology" and "Writing and Difference." Derrida's intellectual legacy continues to spark discussions across multiple disciplines worldwide.
Book summaries for books written by Jacques Derrida
Quotes
There is nothing outside the text.
Writing is the destruction of every voice, of every point of origin.
In language, there are only differences without positive terms.
Deconstruction is not a dismantling of the structure of a text, but a demonstration that it has already dismantled itself.
Meaning only arises within the play of differences.
There is no outside-text; there is nothing outside context.
Différance is the movement that produces differences.
Every reading is a misreading.
The concept of presence is in fact the concept of a concept.
To write is to go from one side to the other, through a dangerous supplement.
There is no transcendental signified, but only a chain of signifiers.
Il n'y a pas de hors-texte.