According to Derrida, “logocentrism” is the attitude that logos (the Greek term for speech, thought, law, or reason) is the central principle of language and philosophy Logocentrism thus asserts that writing is a substitute for speech and that writing is an attempt to restore the presence of speech১৯ নভেম্বর, ২০০৭

Derrida Jacques Derrida, whose deconstruction is perhaps most commonly labeled nihilistic, did not himself make the nihilistic move that others have claimed Deconstruction can thus be seen not as a denial of truth, but as a denial of our ability to know truth

As most everyone else has said, Derrida is hard to read It’s far from easy, if you’re not versed in the tradition, or understand Derrida’s project in his works Even then, it’s not simple Read Derrida in French if you’re able২৫ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০১৮

“Logocentrism” is a term coined by the German philosopher Ludwig Klages in the early 1900s It refers to the tradition of Western science and philosophy that regards words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality

Saussure, Derrida coined the term différance, meaning both a difference and an act of deferring, to characterize the way in which linguistic meaning is created rather than given For Derrida as for Saussure, the meaning of a word is a function of the distinctive contrasts it displays with other, related…

Derrida calls such a centre, the “transcendental signified” because it is a signified that transcends all signifiers, and is a meaning that transcends all signs২২ মার্চ, ২০১৬

The result of subtracting one number from another How much one number differs from another Example: The difference between 8 and 3 is 5

Difference is a key concept of philosophy, denoting the process or set of properties by which one entity is distinguished from another within a relational field or a given conceptual system

other words for philosophical

• abstract
• logical
• metaphysical
• profound
• rational
• thoughtful
• calm
• composed

Science is concerned with natural phenomena, while philosophy attempts to understand the nature of man, existence, and the relationship that exists between the two concepts Philosophy does this by using logical argumentation, while science utilizes empirical data

Différance is a French term coined by Jacques Derrida It is a central concept in Derrida’s deconstruction, a critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning The term différance means “difference and deferral of meaning”

The critical philosophy of race consists in the philosophical examination of issues raised by the concept of race, the practices and mechanisms of racialization, and the persistence of various forms of racism across the world

Simply put, the signifier is the sound associated with or image of something (eg, a tree), the signified is the idea or concept of the thing (eg, the idea of a tree), and the sign is the object that combines the signifier and the signified into a meaningful unit

1 : one of the lines of light that appear to radiate from a bright object 2 : a beam of radiant energy (as light) of small cross section 3a : a stream of material particles traveling in the same line (as in radioactive phenomena) b : a single particle of such a stream Other Words from ray

A light ray is a line (straight or curved) that is perpendicular to the light’s wavefronts; its tangent is collinear with the wave vector Light rays in homogeneous media are straight They bend at the interface between two dissimilar media and may be curved in a medium in which the refractive index changes

Simply put, ultraviolet radiation (also known as UV radiation or ultraviolet rays) is a form of energy traveling through space At other times, it is more plausible to describe electromagnetic radiation as being contained and traveling in little packets, called photons

When viewed as a vector, a ray is a vector from a point to a point In geometry, a ray is usually taken as a half-infinite line (also known as a half-line) with one of the two points and taken to be at infinity SEE ALSO: Interval, Line, Line Segment, Vector

Student: So, what is the difference between a line and a ray? Mentor: A line goes on to infinity in both directions, but a ray stops on one end If you cut a line in half, you make two rays A line segment is part of a line that has two endpoints

Acute angles measure less than 90 degrees Right angles measure 90 degrees Obtuse angles measure more than 90 degrees