Understanding Derrida, Deconstruction & Of Grammatology

In this video, I take an introductory look at the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and Deconstruction. I look at the basic tenets of Derrida s thought, and his relationship with Ferdinand de Saussure and Jean-Jacques Rosseau in Of Grammatology. Support me on Patreon and pledge as little as $1 per video: http://patreon.com/user?u=3517018 Facebook: http://fb.me/thethenandnow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethenandnow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewlewwaller Recommended Reading Order: If you re completely new to Derrida, these graphic introductions are actually really helpful - https://goo.gl/XKaJMJ Structure Sign and Play in Writing and Difference - https://goo.gl/szZ6JC Différance - http://projectlamar.com/media/Derrida-Differance.pdf Of Grammatology - https://goo.gl/e8SDv4 Credits: Image of Derrida by Chinmoy Guha (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinmoy_Guha_with_Derrida.jpg Edited by Lewis Waller Music: Your Mother s Daughter by Chris Zabriskie Too Cool Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Concentration Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/