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| | Jacques Derrida |
 | | Derrida was born on July 15 1930, in Biar, Algeria. |
 | | However, Derrida is best known as the founder of Deconstructionist theory, in which he takes apart western metaphysics and emphasizes the critical reading of texts, questioning the way writers, readers, and philosophers construct meaning, the structure of knowledge, and what the general public proclaims to be self-evident, logical, and real. |
 | | Before utilizing his knowledge, Derrida studied at the Parisian Cole Normale Suprierure, and later became a professor at the Sorbonne from 1960-1964, the Ecole Normale Superieure from 1964-1984, and a director at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales in Paris. |
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