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Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher who wrote about ideas like language, writing, and how they shape our thoughts. He believed that all words have more than one meaning and that they can often mean different things to different people. He also argued that we have to consider different interpretations of any idea or text. In other words, he wanted us to think deeply about things and not just take them at face value. In short, Jacques Derrida was someone who wanted us to think more deeply about language, writing and how we use them to communicate.