Examining one of the most important and prolific figures in modern thoughtBarry Stocker offers a lucid introduction to key texts including Speech Phenomena Of G... » 

Examining one of the most important and prolific figures in modern thoughtBarry Stocker offers a lucid introduction to key texts including Speech Phenomena Of Grammatology and Writing and Difference.Jacques Derrida is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the last fifty years. Derrida on Deconstruction introduces and assesses Derridas life and the background to his philosophy The key themes of the critique of metaphysics and the development of new position in language consciousness aesthetics and ethics that characterise his most widely read works The continuing importance of Derridas work to philosophy. This is a muchneeded introduction for philosophy or humanities students undertaking courses on Derrida. «