Divergence / Difference: Divergent or Merely Different?

From the discussion of “difference” and “divergence” in both English and French languages, to the historical semantics of “divergence” and “convergence” in the knowledge optics, evolution theory, politics and Comparative Literature, Saussy provides an overview of the subtle differences between “difference” and “divergence.” He suggests that the meaning of divergence is less history than story, less the report on how things actually were than an effect of our mental limitations.