Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Logocentrism, Cyberwarfare, Moral Agency
5 Nov 2016
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What does post-structuralist ir analyze: challenges western enlightenment, logo-centrism = systemic study to find truth. Science (sense & study) =/ explain all reality. Ir analysis = chosen ir theory"s focus. Discourse = language & ideas in material reality. Shapes (limits) what & how we can discuss. Balance of power (idea): army -> navy -> nukes. Computers (material): cyber-warfare, satellites, drones: include problems real-life issues (that can affect us in real sense) Deconstruction = languages is used to constructed signs (represents: sign = signified & signifier, e. g. (picture of a horse) = horse =/ the thing or fact, e. g. nigmendra . Does not mean who/what i am or what it is = identity is caught up in that signification. Euro-centrism = west is the best: knowledge, ideas, etc. Gandhi was promoting peace, however, was a racist? in a sense. Stories" = problematic: capitalism, the state, individual, etc.
