De la grammatologie

Jacques Derrida's 1967 book argues that Western philosophy has long privileged speech over writing, a bias he calls logocentrism. Through readings of Saussure, Lévi-Strauss and Rousseau, he proposes that writing is not a secondary, derived form but is the condition of language, and introduces terms such as différance and the trace. The second part discusses Rousseau's Essay on the Origin of Languages.

For readers of philosophy and literary theory who want the founding text of deconstruction. It is famously difficult, and most readers benefit from a guide to follow its steps.

Deep and open-ended; a demanding read.

Best for readers like The Deep Diver. Which reader are you?