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Catherine Malabou
Catherine MalabouContinental Philosophy and Philosophy of NeuroscienceFrenchb. 1959
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Catherine Malabou (born 1959) is a French philosopher and former student of Jacques Derrida who, through her formulation of the concept of "plasticity" — drawn from Hegel and neuroscience — has become one of the most influential figures in contemporary Continental philosophy. By bridging philosophy, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience, she has charted a path distinct from Derridean deconstruction.