LOGOCENTRISM


Meaning of LOGOCENTRISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlō-gə-ˈsen-tri-zəm, -gō-, ˌlä- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1968

1. : a philosophy holding that all forms of thought are based on an external point of reference which is held to exist and given a certain degree of authority

2. : a philosophy that privileges speech over writing as a form of communication because the former is closer to an originating transcendental source

• logo·cen·tric -ˈsen-trik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.