Derrida and Husserl: the basic problem of phenomenology

In: Studies in Continental thought

Abstract

"[A] magnificent work... that will definitely shape the discussion on Derrida for years to come." -- Rodolphe GaschéWhat is the nature of the relationship of Jacques Derrida and deconstruction to Edmund Husserl and phenomenology? Is deconstruction a radical departure from phenomenology or does it trace its origins to the phenomenological project? In Derrida and Husserl, Leonard Lawlor illuminates Husserl's influence on the French philosophical tradition that inspired Derrida's thought. Beginning with Eug