Derrida and husserl the basic problem of phenomenology is a 2002 book by leonard lawlor it examines french philosopher jacques derridas interpretation of german philosopher edmund husserl. Derrida and husserl the basic problem of phenomenology lawlor leonard amazoncomau books. Lawlors investigations of the work of jean cavailles tran duc thao and jean hyppolite as well as recent texts by derrida reveal the depth of derridas relationship to husserls phenomenology along the way lawlor revisits and sheds light on the origin of many important derridean concepts such as deconstruction the metaphysics of presence differance intentionality the trace and spectrality. Leonard lawlor derrida and husserl the basic problem of phenomenology