Núcleo de Estudos em Ética e Desconstrução or NEED was founded in 2002 by Paulo Cesar Duque-Estrada, Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs – Graduate Programs and Research – and Professor of the Philosophy Department of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and a group of diverse researchers from various academic backgrounds.
The group is dedicated to the thought of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida and has published three books:
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