Núcleo de Estudos em Ética e Desconstrução

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:
 * Às Margens- a propósito de Derrida (2002)
 * Desconstrução e Ética- Ecos de Jacques Derrida (2004)
 * Espectros de Derrida (2008)