The etymology of the word object suggests that an object is: that is always against something else (to object) that which opposes one thing to another. The equivalent of the word object in German is Gegenstand which, again, means to oppose. Check: Alterity Difference...
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Object, Immediate vs. Dynamic
An immediate object is an object as it is represented by the sign, on the other hand, a dynamic object is an object as it is in reality, regardless of how the sign represents it. Charles Peirce introduces this difference to the semiotic field. By introducing the...
Ostranenie
Ostranenie is a word of Russian origin, used by Viktor Shklovsky as well as by other Russian formalists in order to identify the core function of poetry, among other art forms. Ostranenie means to "do something strange" and Shklovsky used it because he believed that...
Other of the Other vs. Other of the Same
Other of the Other and Other of the Same are terms used by the French Feminist Luce Irigaray, that she used to differentiate the ways that women are represented by women and how they are allegedly represented by what feminists call the patriarchal System of...
Other, Otherness
Other is what is usually interpreted as different or unassimilable. For example, the unconscious is unassimilable for Consciousness. See also: Alterity Difference Object
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Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It encompasses the analysis of every aspect of language, as well as the methods for studying and modeling them. The traditional areas of linguistic analysis include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,...
Phenomenology
A term used by Charles S. Peirce to denote a discipline of philosophy. The term is also used to denote an important movement in modern philosophy, identified with such thinkers as Edmund Husserl, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Roman Ingarden. It could be said that this...
Feminism
Feminism is an ideology, that, like other ideologies uses reductionism to explain complex issues like, for example, the one that the feminists most commonly cite - the rights to equal pay. Like most ideologies, the feministic too has its roots in somewhat reasonable...
Rationalism
Rationalism in a very general sense means devotion to reason; in a narrower sense, it refers to the doctrine that reason itself has the ability to know reality. In a general sense, then, the rationalist is a defender and advocate of reason. Rationalism is often used...
Intertextuality
Intertextuality is a term introduced by Julia Kristeva and widely accepted by literary theorists to denote the complex way in which a text relates to other texts. Just as there is no sign separate from other signs, there is no text separate from other texts. In...
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A completely and truly free course on Semiology (Semiotics). Learn about the meaning of signs, how and why did the field emerged. What is the relationship between the street signs and the signs that we use every day - words.
