Derridan

English

Alternative forms

• Derridean

Etymology

From Derrida +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Derridan (comparative more Derridan, superlative most Derridan)

1. Of or relating to Jacques Derrida (born Jackie Élie Derrida; 1930–2004), French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction.
   • 1980 June 5, Roger Poole, “Roger Poole on the seductions and dangers of structuralism”, in London Review of Books‎, volume 02, number 11, →ISSN:

     This is the final Derridan manoeuvre, the showing up of ‘blind spots’ in a text, or the ‘blindness’ of an author to certain textual ‘différances’ or ‘suppléments’ in his own text, operative though not observed.

Noun

Derridan (plural Derridans)

1. A follower of Jacques Derrida.
   • 1982 August 19, John Sturrock, “On the Verge of Collapse”, in London Review of Books‎, volume 04, number 15, →ISSN:

     One could say that in Blanchot the absent is more present than the present, and there are many occasions in reading him when he stands out as a Derridan avant la lettre.