Jacques Derrida’s Key Deconstruction Terms: A Concise Guide
Jacques Derrida, an influential philosopher, developed a complex vocabulary to articulate his theories on deconstruction. Key terms include diffĂ©rance, which highlights the indeterminacy of meaning; trace, indicating the presence of absence; supplement, encompassing both addition and negation; dissemination, describing the dispersion of meaning; pharmakon, representing the paradoxical duality of language as remedy and poison; parergon,…