PHIL 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Logocentrism, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Analytic Philosophy
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The rise of hermeneutics parallels the fall of epistemology. With the waxing of texts came the waning of facts. Under its rule, philosophy becomes a branch of literature. The literary nature of derrida"s writings and searle"s critique from the standpoint of analytic philosophy. A critique of logocentrism (priests and their word of god; philosophers and their reason/truth/meaning) Where is the priority: are questions of power answered within a framework of truth ( the truth will set you free" john 8:32); or are questions of truth answered within a framework of power (nietszche)? (21) Text now covers everything from written works to our individual histories to reality itself (21) Three ages of criticism metaphysics epistemology author realism non-realism: schleiermacher text rationality relativism.
