UTILITARIANISM VERSUS THE PRIVILEGING OF SPEECH

  • Terence Rajivan Edward

Abstract

Apparently, the Western philosophical tradition has (wrongly) preferred speech over writing – so claims Jacques Derrida. In this paper, I consider whether utilitarianism involves such a preference. There are at least two arguments against the claim.

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References

Richmond, S. 1996. Derrida and Analytical Philosophy: Speech Acts and their Force. European Journal of Philosophy 4 (1): 38-62.
Published
2022-11-02
How to Cite
Terence Rajivan Edward. (2022). UTILITARIANISM VERSUS THE PRIVILEGING OF SPEECH. IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 8(11), 12-12. https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v8i11.5400