Logocentrism

[jbor]

> Pynchon 
> writes fiction and it makes sense to say so, whereas Derrida writes
> nonfiction and it makes sense to say that too.
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But what is the point of creating such an opposition unless to implicitly
privilege one text over the other in a particular context? What if the
reader gains historical/philosophical insight from the former, or finds
pleasant diversion in the latter? By demanding the imposition and utility of
these categories, and thereby endorsing and perpetuating the implicit
conventions (rules) which supposedly govern such categories, aren't you
effectively limiting the possibilities of the texts?

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>From: Muchasmasgracias at cs.com
>To: wonk at ohsu.edu, pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Logocentrism
>Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2000, 11:14 AM
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