Mason

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. Their language, like, limited what they could even see.

Yeah. Their language, like, limited what they could even see.

So logocentrism, this sounds kind of scary, but I'm ready.

So logocentrism, this sounds kind of scary, but I'm ready.

It's like we need a solid foundation to build on.

It's like we need a solid foundation to build on.

Yeah. Okay. So we latch onto these big concepts like Plato's perfect forms.

Yeah. Okay. So we latch onto these big concepts like Plato's perfect forms.

Or Descartes, I think therefore I am.

Or Descartes, I think therefore I am.

Exactly. They become the bedrock for like understanding everything else.

Exactly. They become the bedrock for like understanding everything else.

Right. But Derrida's like, hold on a sec. What if that center, that solid ground is actually shaky?

Right. But Derrida's like, hold on a sec. What if that center, that solid ground is actually shaky?

That's logocentrism. And he thinks it might be like a uniquely Western thing.

That's logocentrism. And he thinks it might be like a uniquely Western thing.

Yeah.

Yeah.