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Derrida, a Pioneer of Literary Theory, Dies

Colloquy: Read the transcript of an online discussion about the legacy of Jacques Derrida, the French thinker and creator of the concept of “deconstruction,” who died this month. Biography: Derrida: ...
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NE ME RACONTE PLUS D'HISTOIRES: DERRIDA AND THE PROBLEM OF THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

This essay reads Derrida's early work within the context of the history of philosophy as an academic field in France. Derrida was charged with instruction in the history of philosophy at the École ...
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Hermeneutics, Deconstruction, and Linguistic Theory: Manfred Frank's Response to Derrida and Searle

Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie, Vol. 21, No. 1 (1990), pp. 183-203 (21 pages) This paper is an exposition as well as a critical examination ...
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U. of California Sues Family of Jacques Derrida Over His Papers

The University of California has sued the family of Jacques Derrida, a pioneer in contemporary philosophy and literary theory who died in 2004. The lawsuit is the first public eruption of a bitter, ...