Speech and Phenomena : and Other Essays on Husserl's Theory of Signs

By Jacques Derrida

Book Overview

In Speech and Phenomena, Jacques Derriba situates the philosophy of language in relation to logic and rhetoric, which have often been seen as irreconcilable criteria for the use and interpretation of signs. His critique of Husserl attacks the position that language is founded on logic rather than on rhetoric; instead, he claims, meaningful language is limited to expression because expression alone conveys sense.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810103974
• ISBN13: 9780810103979
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"