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Derrida

[ der-ee-dah ]

/ ˈdɛr iˌdɑ /

noun

Jacques,1930–2004, French philosopher and literary critic, born in Algiers.

Example sentences from the Web for derrida

Faye tried to recruit Derrida to take his side, but Derrida kept his distance.

One Last Derrida Attack |David Sessions |July 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Derrida,” he emphasized, “does not want to privilege writing at the expense of speech.

Derrida’s ‘Of Grammatology’ and the Birth of Deconstruction |Benoît Peeters |December 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For Derrida, in 1965, as often, the start of the summer was rather glum.

Derrida’s ‘Of Grammatology’ and the Birth of Deconstruction |Benoît Peeters |December 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Barthes, Derrida, Foucault and Lacan were starting to develop the ideas that would revolutionize the humanities.

Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’ |Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi |April 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Derrida, Deleuze, and Foucault were still in short trousers at the time.

Alternative Irish Classics |Max McGuinness |March 17, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for derrida

Derrida

/ (French dɛrɪda) /

noun

Jacques. 1930–2004, French philosopher and literary critic, regarded as the founder of deconstruction: author of L'Ecriture et la différence (1967)