In this episode, we discuss Derrida's essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play." 
Topics covered include: 
- the relationship between ethnocentrism and metaphysics
- our culpability in metaphysical structures of engagement
- Derrida’s version of rigor in critical theory
- Derrida’s treatment of Levi Strauss
- the limits of deconstruction
- the bricoleur vs engineer
- the relation between contingency and universality

In this episode, we discuss Derrida's essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play." Topics covered include: - the relationship between ethnocentrism and metaphysics - our culpability in metaphysical structures of engagement - Derrida’s version of rigor in critical theory - Derrida’s treatment of Levi Strauss - the limits of deconstruction - the bricoleur vs engineer - the relation between contingency and universality

In this episode, we discuss Derrida's essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play."&nbsp;
Topics covered include:&nbsp;
- the relationship between ethnocentrism and metaphysics
- our culpability in metaphysical structures of engagement
- Derrida’s version of rigor in critical theory
- Derrida’s treatment of Levi Strauss
- the limits of deconstruction
- the bricoleur vs engineer
- the relation between contingency and universality

S4 EP 7 - Structure, Sign, and Play

“Thinking With..." is a pedagogical experiment that serves as an invitation to think along with the text, with us, and with each other. We are three academics who specialize in Rhetorical Theory: Nate DeProspo (Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College), John Muckelbauer (Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina), and Nathaniel Street (Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University).

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S4 EP 7 - Structure, Sign, and Play

S4 EP 7 - Structure, Sign, and Play