“All sentences of the type 'deconstruction is X' or 'deconstruction is not X', a priori miss the point, which is to say that they are at least false. As you know, one of the principal things at stake in what is called in my texts 'deconstruction', is precisely the delimiting of ontology and above all of the third-person present indicative: S is P.”
Quote by Jacques Derrida
Work
Copy, Archive, Signature: A Conversation on Photography
Copy, Archive, Signature: A Conversation on Photography is a comprehensive examination of the various ways in which photography is copied, archived, and signed. The book discusses the implications of these actions on the authenticity and value of photographs, as well as their role in the preservation of photographic history. It includes insights from photographers, historians, and theorists, offering a multifaceted view of the subject. more
Author
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (July 15, 1930 - October 9, 2004) was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. His deconstructive philosophy had a profound impact on postmodernism, cultural studies, and literary theory. more
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