transcendental signified

is the wrong-headed notion of a signified which transcends all signifiers and a meaning which transcends all signs.

metaphysics of presence,' which is motivated by a desire for a 'transcendental signified.'[6] A 'transcendental signified' is a signified which transcends all signifiers, and is a meaning which transcends all signs. A 'transcendental signified' is also a signified concept or thought which transcends any single signifier, but which is implied by all determinations of meaning.

is the (imagined) founding meaning that would hold all other meanings in place.

transcendental signified: the (imagined) founding meaning that would hold all other meanings in place (see metaphysics).

transcendental signified, n.Definitions

transcendental signified