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Jackie Élie Derrida

Jacques Derrida, Acting

El Biar, French Algeria | 1930-07-15 | 2004-10-08

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