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09-20-2005, 04:50 PM
Daniel's Question:
# ５．ｌｏｇｏｃｅｎｔｒｉｓｍ
今天人們說的logocentrism，與這個有沒有任何關係？（認識logocentrism的朋友可先 介紹這是甚麼。）
I think the contemporary sense of "logocentrism" (which is more related to Derrida and postsmodern thought) might not be directly related to Holms's logos.
For those who might be interested in this topics, you can visit the following sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logocentrism
In his Of Grammatology:
(from: http://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/derrida.html)
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 is the view that speech, and not writing, is central to language. Thus, "grammatology" (a term which Derrida uses to refer to the science of writing) can liberate our ideas of writing from being subordinated to our ideas of speech. Grammatology is a method of investigating the origin of language which enables our concepts of writing to become as comprehensive as our concepts of speech.
According to logocentrist theory, says Derrida, speech is the original signifier of meaning, and the written word is derived from the spoken word. The written word is thus a representation of the spoken word. Logocentrism maintains that language originates as a process of thought which produces speech, and that speech then produces writing.
Derrida argues that logocentrism may be seen in the theory that a linguistic sign consists of a signifier which derives its meaning from a signified idea or concept. Logocentrism asserts the exteriority of the signifier to the signified. Writing is conceptualized as exterior to speech, and speech is conceptualized as exterior to thought. However, if writing is only a representation of speech, then writing is only a 'signifier of a signifier.’ Thus, according to logocentrist theory, writing is merely a derivative form of language which draws its meaning from speech. The importance of speech as central to the development of language is emphasized by logocentrist theory, but the importance of writing is marginalized.
# ５．ｌｏｇｏｃｅｎｔｒｉｓｍ
今天人們說的logocentrism，與這個有沒有任何關係？（認識logocentrism的朋友可先 介紹這是甚麼。）
I think the contemporary sense of "logocentrism" (which is more related to Derrida and postsmodern thought) might not be directly related to Holms's logos.
For those who might be interested in this topics, you can visit the following sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logocentrism
In his Of Grammatology:
(from: http://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/derrida.html)
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 is the view that speech, and not writing, is central to language. Thus, "grammatology" (a term which Derrida uses to refer to the science of writing) can liberate our ideas of writing from being subordinated to our ideas of speech. Grammatology is a method of investigating the origin of language which enables our concepts of writing to become as comprehensive as our concepts of speech.
According to logocentrist theory, says Derrida, speech is the original signifier of meaning, and the written word is derived from the spoken word. The written word is thus a representation of the spoken word. Logocentrism maintains that language originates as a process of thought which produces speech, and that speech then produces writing.
Derrida argues that logocentrism may be seen in the theory that a linguistic sign consists of a signifier which derives its meaning from a signified idea or concept. Logocentrism asserts the exteriority of the signifier to the signified. Writing is conceptualized as exterior to speech, and speech is conceptualized as exterior to thought. However, if writing is only a representation of speech, then writing is only a 'signifier of a signifier.’ Thus, according to logocentrist theory, writing is merely a derivative form of language which draws its meaning from speech. The importance of speech as central to the development of language is emphasized by logocentrist theory, but the importance of writing is marginalized.