Logocentrism §

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Relations §

• Signifier: The privileging of the signifier over the signified is seen as a form of logocentrism.
• Différance: Différance challenges the logocentrism of Western metaphysics, which privileges speech over writing and presence over absence.
• Logocentrism: Logocentrism is the privileging of logos (reason, speech, presence) in Western metaphysics.
• Western Metaphysics: Logocentrism is a concept that critiques the privileging of logos (reason, speech, presence) in Western metaphysics.
• Supplement: The concept of the supplement, which challenges the idea of self-presence, is part of the deconstruction of logocentrism.
• Deconstruction: Deconstruction challenges the logocentrism, or the privileging of speech over writing, in Western philosophy.
• Meaning: Logocentrism privileges certain concepts of meaning, such as presence and self-identity.
• Poststructuralism: The critique of logocentrism is a key aspect of poststructuralist thought.
• Language: Logocentrism is concerned with the way language and meaning are understood in Western thought.
• Phallogocentrism: Logocentrism, the privileging of speech and reason, is a key component of phallogocentrism.
• Signified: The critique of logocentrism challenges the idea of a transcendental signified.
• Deconstructionism: Deconstructionism, as developed by Jacques Derrida, aims to deconstruct logocentrism and other metaphysical assumptions.
• Structuralism: Structuralism, as developed by figures like Ferdinand de Saussure, is seen as perpetuating logocentrism.
• Poststructuralism: Poststructuralists critique logocentrism, the privileging of speech over writing and the belief in a transcendental signified.
• Deconstruction: Deconstruction is a strategy used to challenge and dismantle logocentrism and other metaphysical assumptions.
• Différance: The concept of différance, introduced by Derrida, challenges the logocentrism of presence and self-identity.
• Binary Oppositions: Logocentrism is associated with the use of binary oppositions, such as presence/absence, speech/writing, which are deconstructed.
• French Theory: French Theory critiques logocentrism, the privileging of speech over writing and presence over absence.
• Phonocentrism: Logocentrism is closely related to phonocentrism, which privileges speech over writing.
• Ferdinand de Saussure: Ferdinand de Saussure’s structuralist theory of language is critiqued for its logocentrism by Derrida.
• Metaphysics of Presence: The metaphysics of presence, which privileges presence over absence, is a key target of the critique of logocentrism.
• Trace: The concept of the trace, which challenges the idea of presence, is part of the deconstruction of logocentrism.
• Deconstruction: Deconstruction critiques the logocentrism of Western philosophy.
• Presence: The metaphysics of presence, which privileges presence over absence, is a key target of the critique of logocentrism.
• Phallogocentrism: Phallogocentrism is a form of logocentrism, which privileges the spoken word and reason over writing and marginalized perspectives.
• Jacques Derrida: Jacques Derrida was a key figure in developing the critique of logocentrism and introducing the concept of deconstruction.