Person
Jacques Derrida
Philosophy & Ethics
Writing & NarrativeWho is Jacques Derrida in the Agency editorial?
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher born in Algeria, associated with deconstruction. Issue.26, the edition about the Greek concept of pharmakon, names him once, in the author's prose, as the writer of the essay Plato's Pharmacy, where he connects pharmakon to a related word, pharmakos.
In short
Jacques Derrida (1930 to 2004) was a French philosopher born in Algeria, associated with deconstruction. In the Agency editorial he appears only in Issue.26, the edition about pharmakon, in one sentence of the author's prose. The edition calls him the Algerian-born philosopher and says he wrote extensively about the subject in his essay Plato's Pharmacy, where he connects the ambiguous concept of pharmakon to a related word, pharmakos. The edition then explains pharmakos in its own words, as a human scapegoat in ancient Greek religion, without quoting Derrida.
Key facts
- Who was Jacques Derrida?
- A French philosopher born in Algeria, who lived from 1930 to 2004 and is associated with deconstruction. Plato's Pharmacy is one of his essays.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Jacques Derrida?
- Only in Issue.26, once, in the author's prose, in the section headed 26.2 Remedy as Pharmakon.
- What does Issue.26 say about him?
- That he wrote extensively about the subject in the essay Plato's Pharmacy, where he connects the ambiguous concept of pharmakon to the related word pharmakos.
Who was Jacques Derrida?
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in Algeria in 1930 and dead in 2004. His name is associated with deconstruction, and Plato's Pharmacy is one of his essays. The edition itself says he was born in Algeria and wrote that essay; the other facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Jacques Derrida appear in Issue.26?
Issue.26 names him in one sentence of the section 26.2 Remedy as Pharmakon. The author writes that the Algerian-born philosopher Jacques Derrida wrote extensively about all of this in his essay Plato's Pharmacy, where he connects the ambiguous concept of pharmakon to a related word: pharmakos. The paragraphs that follow are the author's own explanation of pharmakos, a human scapegoat in ancient Greek religion. The edition does not quote Derrida and does not name him again.
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