Of Grammatology

About “Of Grammatology”

Of Grammatology is a 1967 book by Jacques Derrida. The work introduces the concept of deconstruction and argues that in continental philosophy, writing has been seen as secondary to speech. Derrida claims that philosophers have wrongly viewed writing as a derivative of speech, placing it in a position of inferiority. He suggests that writing is not a fall from the true presence of speech but an independent form of expression. The book examines how linguistic and semiotic ideas have shaped philosophical thought, focusing on the assumed hierarchy between speech and writing. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)