Rodeux·Nov 3When Concepts Fall Short: Adorno, Saussure, and the Limits of Definition1. The Familiarity of Words: Understanding Philosophical Terminology
Rodeux·Oct 7The Meaning of a Constellation: Saussure, Adorno, and Relational Thinking1. The Metaphor Comes First
Rodeux·Sep 29The Unity of Two Orders: Saussure and the Problem of the Linguistic Entity“If we were invited first to determine the chemical classification of a sheet of iron, gold, or copper, and then the zoological species of…
Rodeux·Sep 29The Order Behind Language: Saussure and the Problem of Classification II“This book first arose out of a passage in Borges, out of the laughter that shattered, as I read the passage, all the familiar landmarks of…A response icon1A response icon1
Rodeux·Sep 28The Order Behind Language: Borges, Saussure, and the Problem of Classification“Language (le langage) in its entirety has many different and disparate aspects. It lies astride the boundaries separating various domains…A response icon1A response icon1
Rodeux·Sep 17How Things Become Intelligible: The Life of Concepts“Psychologically, setting aside its expression in words, our thought is simply a vague, shapeless mass. Philosophers and linguists have…
Rodeux·Sep 13How Can I Have a Language That Is Not Mine? Derrida, Saussure, and the Question of Origins“At any given period, however far back in time we go, a language is always an inheritance from the past… In fact, no society has ever known…
Rodeux·Sep 6Saussure’s Laboratory: Learning to Read Modern Thought1. The Problem Is Not What the Thinker Says
Rodeux·Aug 26Reading Theory Through Collocations: How Words Acquire Conceptual ForceIntroduction — When a Familiar Word Becomes a Theoretical Term
