On binary opposition and binarism : a long-distance dialogue between decolonial critique and the Lotmanian semiotics

Abstract: While addressing the decolonial critique of Eurocentric modernity and the call for alternative cosmo-visions, this article retraces Juri Lotman’s culturological exploration towards the concept of ternarity [тернарность]: the scrutiny of the so-called binarism is what connects – without ove...

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Autor principal: Gherlone, Laura
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: University of Tartu Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17188
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Sumario:Abstract: While addressing the decolonial critique of Eurocentric modernity and the call for alternative cosmo-visions, this article retraces Juri Lotman’s culturological exploration towards the concept of ternarity [тернарность]: the scrutiny of the so-called binarism is what connects – without overlapping – the two perspectives. This long-distance dialogue will be built starting with the key notion of binary opposition, which will be analysed as a decolonial problem (Part I) and as a culturological problem (Part II). The analysis will focus on two central issues that stem from the either-or logic: the “othering mindset”, and the culture–nature dualism.