Part I: Writing Before the Letter
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"Part I: Writing Before the Letter" is the first major section of Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology, in which he develops his critique of Western logocentrism by rethinking the status and history of writing.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Part I: Writing Before the Letter canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| argues |
writing is not secondary to speech
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writing structures the possibility of language ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Derrida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
history of the concept of writing
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status of writing in Western metaphysics ⓘ |
| containedIn | De la grammatologie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Saussure’s subordination of writing to speech
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traditional concept of writing as mere notation ⓘ |
| critiques |
Western logocentrism
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privileging of speech over writing ⓘ |
| discipline |
literary theory
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philosophy ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| examines |
ethnocentric hierarchies of writing systems
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relationship between writing and speech ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose essay ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept | writing as condition of possibility for language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ferdinand de Saussure
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ structural linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
critical theory
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literary theory ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
arche-writing
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difference ⓘ supplement ⓘ trace ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
deconstruction
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history of writing ⓘ logocentrism ⓘ metaphysics of presence NERFINISHED ⓘ phonocentrism ⓘ structuralism ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | De la grammatologie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Of Grammatology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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post-structuralism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first major section of Of Grammatology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Part II: Nature, Culture, Writing ⓘ |
| sectionNumber | Part I ⓘ |
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