Derrida, Jacques
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...language, thereby negating the idea of a single, valid "meaning" of a text as intended by the author. Rather, the authors...subverted by the free play of language, giving rise to many meanings the author never intended. Derrida had a major influence...other fields as well, the philosophy and methodology of deconstruction was subsequently expanded to apply to a variety of arts...