The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and — Jacques Derrida
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The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and names, and the sophist manipulates empty signs…the poet plays on the multiplicity of signifieds.

— Jacques Derrida
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