S4 EP 7 - Structure, Sign, and Play Thinking With... A Rhetorical Theory Podcast
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- Philosophy
In this episode, we discuss Derrida's essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play."
Topics covered include:
- the relationship between ethnocentrism and metaphysics
- our culpability in metaphysical structures of engagement
- Derrida’s version of rigor in critical theory
- Derrida’s treatment of Levi Strauss
- the limits of deconstruction
- the bricoleur vs engineer
- the relation between contingency and universality
In this episode, we discuss Derrida's essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play."
Topics covered include:
- the relationship between ethnocentrism and metaphysics
- our culpability in metaphysical structures of engagement
- Derrida’s version of rigor in critical theory
- Derrida’s treatment of Levi Strauss
- the limits of deconstruction
- the bricoleur vs engineer
- the relation between contingency and universality
53 min