# Jacques Derrida

> French philosopher (1930–2004)

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## Summary

Jacques Derrida (July 15, 1930 – October 8, 2004) was a French philosopher, literary critic, university teacher, and writer[1][2]. Born in El Biar[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1][2], he died in the 5th arrondissement of Paris[1][2][17] and held French citizenship[18]. Derrida had two children, Daniel Agacinski and Pierre Alferi[19].His education included studies at the École Normale Supérieure, Harvard University, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and the Faculty of Arts of Paris[20]. Derrida worked at institutions such as the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, the European Graduate School, and the University of California, Irvine[21].His intellectual influences included Martin Heidegger, Plato, James Joyce, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ferdinand de Saussure, and Emmanuel Levinas, among others.

## Summary
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher (1930–2004) known for his groundbreaking work in deconstruction, a method of analyzing texts by exposing the instability of meaning through concepts like "difference" and "supplement." His most famous works, *Of Grammatology* (1967) and *Writing and Difference* (1967), revolutionized literary theory and philosophy, influencing generations of scholars.

## Biography
- Born: July 15, 1930, in El-Biar, Algeria
- Nationality: French
- Education:
  - Studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris
  - Attended the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris
  - Studied at the Sorbonne University
- Known for: Developing deconstruction, a method of analyzing texts by exposing the instability of meaning through concepts like "difference" and "supplement"
- Employer(s):
  - École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris
  - Harvard University
  - University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
  - Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris
  - School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS)
- Field(s): Philosophy, literary criticism, semiotics, deconstruction

## Contributions
Jacques Derrida made significant contributions to philosophy and literary theory through his work in deconstruction. His most notable works include:
- **Of Grammatology (1967)**: A foundational text in deconstruction that analyzes the relationship between writing and speech, introducing the concept of "difference" and "supplement" to expose the instability of meaning.
- **Writing and Difference (1967)**: A seminal work that further developed Derrida's deconstruction method, arguing that writing is always already a form of difference and that meaning is always deferred.
- **Margins of Philosophy (1972)**: A collection of essays that explored the relationship between philosophy and literature, arguing that philosophy is always already a form of writing.
- **Speech and Phenomena (1967)**: A work that analyzed the relationship between speech and phenomena, arguing that speech is always already a form of difference.
- **The Post Card (1976)**: A work that analyzed the relationship between the post card and the concept of "difference," arguing that the post card is always already a form of supplement.
- **The Animal That Therefore I Am (1972)**: A work that analyzed the relationship between the animal and the concept of "difference," arguing that the animal is always already a form of supplement.

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