Jacques Derrida Quotes


No one will ever know from what secret I am writing and the fact that I say so changes nothing.


Citations

Derrida, Jacques. "Circumfession." Jacques Derrida, by Geoffrey Bennington and Jacques Derrida, translated by Geoffrey Bennington, University of Chicago Press, 1993.

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Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
  • Born: July 15, 1930
  • Died: October 9, 2004
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Philosopher

Jacques Derrida, born in Algeria, was a French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he analyzed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomenology. He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy.