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# A structuralist approach to texts and especially to literary works that conceives of language as based in rational thought and holding meaning by virtue of its potential relation to fundamental reality. | # A structuralist approach to texts and especially to literary works that conceives of language as based in rational thought and holding meaning by virtue of its potential relation to fundamental reality. | ||
# | # In [[philosophy]], excessive attention paid to the meanings of words or distinctions in their usage. | ||
# The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit. | # The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 11 February 2023
logocentrism noun
- A structuralist approach to texts and especially to literary works that conceives of language as based in rational thought and holding meaning by virtue of its potential relation to fundamental reality.
- In philosophy, excessive attention paid to the meanings of words or distinctions in their usage.
- The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.