Jacques Derrida Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jacques Derrida.

Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) was a French philosopher and one of the leading figures in postmodern thought. He is best known for developing deconstruction, a mode of textual analysis that challenges traditional notions of meaning and truth. Derrida's work explores the concepts of language, writing, and their relationship to power structures. He critically engaged with various philosophical traditions, including structuralism and phenomenology. Derrida's writings had a profound influence on fields such as literary theory, philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies, shaping intellectual discourse across disciplines.

I wrote some bad poetry that I published in North African jo

I wrote some bad poetry that I published in North African journals, but even as I withdrew into this reading, I also led the life of a kind of young hooligan.

Jacques Derrida

Poetry

What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but writt

What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written.

Jacques Derrida

Truth Language Speech Censorship Writing Irony

Within the university... you can study without waiting for a

Within the university... you can study without waiting for any efficient or immediate result. You may search, just for the sake of searching, and try for the sake of trying. So there is a possibility of what I would call playing. It's perhaps the only place within society where play is possible to such an extent.

Jacques Derrida

Education