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References
- ↑ Derrida 1967, p. 5.
- ↑ Johnson 1993, pp. 16–17.
- ↑ Viro 2011.
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- Derrida, Jacques (1967). L'écriture et la différence[ Writing and Difference ] (in French). p. 5.
- Johnson, Christopher (15 April 1993). System and Writing in the Philosophy of Jacques Derrida. Cambridge University Press. pp. 16–17.
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