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Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)

Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher and literary critic, formulated the theories that became the basis for deconstruction, a movement that has been influential in both Europe and the United States. In contrast to the structuralism of Ferdinand de Saussure and his followers, Derrida maintains that the meaning of language is elusive and hidden and that no definitive interpretation can be established for a written text. His critical method is to "deconstruct" a text by exposing the linguistic and philosophical presuppositions concealed in it.





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