S4 EP 7 - Structure, Sign, and Play

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