Jacques Derrida Essay Collection (for download) →

Between aaaaarg.org and all the books and essays I can find on the internet, I may soon never leave my house again. From the father of differed signification (meaning that references (signifiers) always refer to (point to) a chain of meanings rather than a singular, definite one), here is a mighty collection of essays. I think too often we only read “the most important” essay(s), leaving us with limited and often de-contextualized views of thinkers. For every classical essay you cite, read a less famous one, maybe a letter or newspaper column to understand the range and contradictions better. 

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Jacques Derrida Essay Collection 1

Derrida - A Certain Impossible Possibility of Saying the Event

Derrida - A Letter to Peter Eisenman
Derrida - Adieu (CI)
Derrida - Adieu (PT)
Derrida - All Ears - Nietzsche’s Otobiography
Derrida - An Idea…