The controversy over Jacques Derrida's legacy is one of the most effective engines driving the
contemporary debate far beyond the bounds of philosophy. By now the variety of contesting
positions is so wide that it calls for a critical assessment to achieve a unified theoretical
scheme. The dyad of deconstruction and reconstruction to which the title of the volume refers
aims at composing a kind of map of this debate. The three sections of the book include essays
that investigate specific aspects of Derrida's reception from the view of 1. philosophy 2.
literary studies and 3. politics and law. These contributions study the implications of
deconstruction beyond its original scope and intervene by taking stock of its most relevant
aporias.
