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What did Derrida mean when he stated that there is nothing outside of the text?
In order to understand what Derrida means when he speaks of "text", one first has to clarify the way we use "signs" in language (a good example of a sign is a word) in order to communicate. Derrida stresses the paradox in every sign - if you are using the sign to represent something, the sign is obviously not the thing that you are trying to represent, rather something you use in order to defer that thing at the same time as representing it. In addition, Derrida adopts the idea the sign derives its meaning mainly from the difference between itself and other signs (in what is called a structure - this is where we get the term "structuralism"), and not from something that is inherent to it. According to Derrida, we tend to abuse writing, when we see it as a way of representing speech, because as a representor of speech, writing is also inferior to it. The notion that speech is superior to writing, stems from what Derrida calls "logocentrism", i.e. the idea that we are always looking to uncover some kind of transcendant truth, the epitamy of all language. In that kind of system speech really would be superior because it is based on proximity - it is closer to the mind and the self. But if we get rid of the centrality of that "logos", then writing becomes no less important than speach, and even more so, because the lack of a transcendant aspect to reality leaves us with only negative meanings. Anything and everything that we take into account, see, experience or do, is interpreted by us in relation to everything else, and it is all writing, because the meaning of everything we take into account stems only from its not being something else - "THERE IS NOTHING OUTSIDE OF THE TEXT"
What word has the same meaning as virtuous?
Thesaurus.com as a reference: Main Entry: virtuous Part of Speech: adjective Definition: good, ethical; innocentSynonyms:blameless, celibate, chaste, clean-living, effective, effectual, efficient, excellent, exemplary, faithful, guiltless, high-principled, honest, honorable, in the clear, incorruptible, inculpable, irreprehensible, kosher*, legit, moral, moralistic, noble, on the level, on the up and up, praiseworthy, principled, pure, regular, right-minded, righteous, spotless, straight, true-blue, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, up front, upright, wholesome, without reproach, worthy Main Entry: angelic Part of Speech: adjective Definition: sweet, kind, and usually beautiful Synonyms:adorable, archangelic, beatific, beneficent, celestial, cherubic, devout, divine, entrancing, ethereal, godly, good, heavenly, holy, humble, innocent, lovely, otherworldly, pure, radiant, rapturous, righteous, saintly, self-sacrificing, seraphic, virtuous
Did Thomas Hobbes think human kind was basically good or bad?
He thought human kind was bad...he didn't like people.
What is the meaning of essentialism in philosophy?
Essentialism is the belief that all entities, beings, objects, and conceptions have specific attributes which are needed to identify and function."In philosophy, essentialism is the view that, for any specific kind of entity, there is a set of incidental attributes all of which are necessary to its identity and function. All things can have essential characteristics." -Essentialism (Wikipedia)See the related links for more information.
Did Baron de Montesquieu believe that human kind wwas good or bad?
No, Baron de Montesquieu belive that human kind was good.
What kind of figurative speech 'you lucky dog'?
i think its an idiom, but i think the saying is "You lucky duck"
What kind of figurative language worksheets are there?
Figurative language worksheets are tools used to learn an aspect of English. They are like figures of speech references when people speak in those terms.
What kind of figurative language is 'Swallowed their pride'?
Idiom because it is a figure of speech commonly used in our society that is not commonly used in other societies.
What kind a figurative language is homework oh homework?
What kind of figurative language is the poem,” Homework, Oh homework
What kind of figurative language is the world is mine oyster?
what kind of figurative language is the world is my oyster
Capulet uses figurative language to describe his dead daughter in lines 27-29 what kind of figure of speech does he use and what does it mean?
it helps when capulet was sad
What kind of figurative language quotes are in The Boy in The Striped Pajamas?
um what
What kind of figurative language is the world's mine oyster?
what kind of figurative language is the world is my oyster
What kind of figurative language is Days like this I want to drive away?
It's not figurative it is literal
What kind of figure of speech is I been thinking bout you and you know I do when I be thinking bout them kisses girl so are you?
It is not any kind of figure of speech. Because its meaning is communicated by the literal interpretation of the words. They are being used literally, not figuratively. If the writer used words like 'sweet' or a trope like 'sailing far on the breeze of their love', then this would be figurative speech. It is not. The confusion comes from the non-standard grammar - perhaps a form of African American English - and none the worse for that! These words communicate these thoughts and feelings just right!
What is an example of figurative language Martin Luther Kind used in his I Have a Dream speech?
The figurative language Dr. King uses in his "I Have a Dream" speech includes but is not limited to Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Symbol, andindefinitely imagery. Oratory, the practice and rationale of persuasive public speaking (from Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, 1995), is also used in Dr. King's speech. Some oratorical devices include refrain, dramatic pause, and hyperbole.
What is the figurative meaning of the word honeyed?
"Honeyed" means sweet or sweetened as with honey. A figurative use is shown in the example "honeyed words," meaning sweet, loving words. The context will show whether the words are sincerely sweet or falsely sweet, as when someone speaks honeyed words but is really only pretending to be kind and sweet.
