Jacques Derrida at European Graduate School EGS 2004 1/11

there's a reason why philosophy of science isn't usually associated with continental philosophy...

i have to laugh at the searle quote. i have thought the same thing when reading searle.

Deconstructivism it's not simply a symbol, but a perspective of the way life. Really, Husserl's resources are essential in this matter.

Voice and phenomenon is Derrida's seminal work. It's a fairly technical book with no mannerisms whatsoever. Before that, you should read Husserl's first Logical investigation. The whole deconstructive stuff stems from Derrida's reading of Husserl. As for

"anyone who reads deconstructive texts with an open mind is likely to be struck by the same phenomena that initially surprised me: the low level of philosophical argumentation, the deliberate obscurantism of the prose, the wildly exaggerated claims, and the constant striving to give the appearance of profundity by making claims that seem paradoxical, but under analysis often turn out to be silly or trivial." - John Searle

I can quote wikipedia too you know.

Sigh.

Rorty called him "a sentimental educator, another of the women's moral philosophers".

'Of Grammatology' if youre interested in his literary theory probably.

No.