Writing and Difference
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Writing and Difference is a 1967 book by French philosopher Jacques Derrida
, collecting some of his early lectures and essays that established his international fame.
, which changed the course of the conference leading it to be renamed The Structuralist Controversy, and caused Derrida to receive his first major attention outside of France. The lecture is titled Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences.
. It was first given as a lecture on March 4th, 1963, at a conference at the Collège philosophique
, which Foucault attended, and caused a rift beteween the two, likely prompting Foucault to write The Order of Things
(1966) and The Archaeology of Knowledge
.
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
, collecting some of his early lectures and essays that established his international fame.
Structuralist Controversy
Included in the collection is his 1966 lecture at Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, which changed the course of the conference leading it to be renamed The Structuralist Controversy, and caused Derrida to receive his first major attention outside of France. The lecture is titled Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences.
Debate with Michel Foucault
The collection contains the essay Cogito and the History of Madness, a critique of Michel FoucaultMichel Foucault
Michel Foucault , born Paul-Michel Foucault , was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas...
. It was first given as a lecture on March 4th, 1963, at a conference at the Collège philosophique
Collège philosophique
Collège philosophique was an association founded in 1946 by Jean Wahl, located in Paris' Latin Quarter.Wahl created it feeling the lack of a place alternative to the Sorbonne , where it would be possible to give voice to non academic discourses; it became the place where the non-conformist...
, which Foucault attended, and caused a rift beteween the two, likely prompting Foucault to write The Order of Things
The Order of Things
The Order of Things is a book by Michel Foucault first published in 1966. The full title is Les Mots et les choses: Une archéologie des sciences humaines...
(1966) and The Archaeology of Knowledge
The Archaeology of Knowledge
The Archaeology of Knowledge is a book by philosopher Michel Foucault published in 1969. This volume was Foucault's main excursion into methodology, providing an anti-humanist excavation of the human sciences, particularly but not exclusively psychology and sociology...
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