Deleuze y Derrida: Diferencias divergentes

Abstract

Because of their common belonging to an intellectual generation, and the shared interest in a number of issues that dominated the philosophy of their time, the works of Deleuze and Derrida were usually considered to be close and, in some senses, similar. In the present paper, however, we intend to deny that resemblance, showing a number of points from which irresolvable divergences emerge. To do this, we will develop one of the topics that may be considered to define both philosophies, namely the problem of difference. Thus, we show how, in spite of its apparent similarity, Derrida's différance and Deleuze's different/ciation are notions that reflect a deep philosophical incompatibility.