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Major Thinkers - Jacques Derrida- Ep. 5
Season 4
Episode 5
Published 1 year, 8 months ago
Description
One of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the late 20th century, Derrida specialized in trying to unmoor our sense of certainty and truth. Working across 50 books, he was an intellectual gad-fly in the tradition of Socrates who always wanted us to be suspicious of clarity. He almost single-handedly brought continental philosophy back to the English speaking world.
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