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The term '[[phallogocentrism]]' is a condensation of [[phallocentrism]] and [[logocentrism]] coined by [[Derrida]] to describe how [[Lacan]] perpetuates the traditional [[philosophy|philosophical]] view that the [[word]] or ''[[logos]]'' is the site of [[truth]] by making the [[phallus]] the key [[signifier]] that both governs access to the [[symbolic]], or [[language]], and determines [[sexual difference]]. | The term '[[phallogocentrism]]' is a condensation of [[phallocentrism]] and [[logocentrism]] coined by [[Derrida]] to describe how [[Lacan]] perpetuates the traditional [[philosophy|philosophical]] view that the [[word]] or ''[[logos]]'' is the site of [[truth]] by making the [[phallus]] the key [[signifier]] that both governs access to the [[symbolic]], or [[language]], and determines [[sexual difference]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:42, 31 August 2006
The term 'phallogocentrism' is a condensation of phallocentrism and logocentrism coined by Derrida to describe how Lacan perpetuates the traditional philosophical view that the word or logos is the site of truth by making the phallus the key signifier that both governs access to the symbolic, or language, and determines sexual difference.
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