LOGOCENTRISM Logocentrism—Term ascribed to Jacques Derrida that refers to the nature of Western thought, language and culture since Plato's era. The Greek signifier for 'word,' 'speech' and 'reason', logos possesses connotations in Western culture for law and truth. Hence, logocentrism refers to a culture that revolves around a central set of universal principles or beliefs. More specifically, logocentrism denominates that

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LOGOCENTRISM Logocentrism—Term ascribed to Jacques Derrida that refers to the nature of Western thought, language and culture since Plato's era. The Greek signifier for 'word,' 'speech' and 'reason', logos possesses connotations in Western culture for law and truth. Hence, logocentrism refers to a culture that revolves around a central set of universal principles or beliefs. More specifically, logocentrism denominates that

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LOGOCENTRISM Logocentrism—Term ascribed to Jacques Derrida that refers to the nature of Western thought, language and culture since Plato's era. The Greek signifier for 'word,' 'speech' and 'reason', logos possesses connotations in Western culture for law and truth. Hence, logocentrism refers to a culture that revolves around a central set of universal principles or beliefs. More specifically, logocentrism denominates that

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