Philosopher
Jacques Derrida
Founded deconstruction, was refused an honorary degree at Cambridge after a public fight about it, and remains the most argued over philosopher of his generation.
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he applied in some of his texts, and which he developed through close readings of the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure and Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology. He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy although he distanced himself from post-structuralism and disavowed the word "postmodernity".
- Born
- 1930-07-15, El Biar, AlgeriaA Tuesday
- Died
- 2004-10-08, Paris, FranceA Friday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-07-15, El Biar, Algeria · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Algiersthe zone used then
Africa/AlgiersThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 22°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 13°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 0°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 4°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 7°32′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 15°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 19°14′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2004-10-08, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 15°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 7°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 17°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 2°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 26°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 3°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 12°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°56′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jacques Derrida was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.