LOGOCENTRISM


Meaning of LOGOCENTRISM in English

ˌlōgəˈsen.trizəm, -gō-, ˌlä- noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary log- + -centr ic + -ism ; originally formed as French logocentrisme

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

• logocentric adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.