1. Plural of logocentrism; philosophical or cultural systems that privilege speech, writing, or rational discourse as the primary means of understanding truth and meaning.
Usage: academic; philosophy; literary criticism

Examples

• Derrida critiqued Western logocentrisms for their reliance on the spoken word as a guarantor of presence and truth.
• Many postmodern theorists argue that logocentrisms have marginalized non-verbal forms of communication and knowledge.
• The study examined how different logocentrisms shaped the development of written language systems.
• Feminist scholars have challenged logocentrisms that privilege masculine rationality over embodied experience.
• Indigenous philosophies often resist the logocentrisms embedded in Western academic discourse.