Derrida on Being as Presencedevelops an extensive critical apparatus for evaluating the cogency of Jacques Derrida's early theoretical writings on language, especially as they form the foundation of deconstruction as a mode of interpretation. The work emphasizes Derrida's reliance on basic metaphysical notions, and concludes with a set of metacategories adaptable for post-Derridean ventures in metaphysics. sakriti opis