Derrida's "Chimerical Experimental Exercise": An Ecolinguistic Dream of a More Biocentric Language
ORCID
Moser: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-1021
MSU Affiliation
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Creation Date
2026-06-01
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to probe the implications of Derrida's linguistic theories in his late philosophy. Adopting an interdisciplinary and deconstructive approach to critical discourse analysis that erodes the foundation of anthropocentric binary thought paradigms, this exploration of Derrida's ecolinguistic dream of a more biocentric language (re-)problematizes three specific cognitive structures that represent an unsustainable form of dichotomous thinking. The philosopher illustrates that the concept of "human"and "animal,"the "genesis myth,"and the Cartesian notion of the Bête machine are deadly delusions that must be replaced with a more biocentric outlook on life.
Publication Date
7-28-2021
Publication Title
Semiotica: Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies
Publisher
De Gruyter Brill
First Page
1
Last Page
16
Recommended Citation
Moser, Keith. "Derrida’s “chimerical experimental exercise”: an ecolinguistic dream of a more biocentric language" Semiotica, vol. 2021, no. 242, 2021, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2020-0027
