Jacques Derrida (19304) one of the most famous thinkers of the 20th century, a key figure of post-structuralism His name is primarily associated with "deconstruction" - a form of critical reading and analysis of the text, involving a special interpretation of Western metaphysics and traditional Western philosophy as a whole, as well as everyday thinking and language. Derrida sought to expose the conventions that philosophy operates with, its assumptions and hidden codes; to show that all language is built on ambiguities and that "outside the text there is nothing". Derrida's unconventional ideas have had a significant impact on contemporary philosophy, aesthetics, literary studies, and other humanities.