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Paperback. Num Pages: 355 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Speech is a way of tearing out a meaning from an undivided whole."
Thus does Maurice Merleau-Ponty describe speech in this collection of his important writings on the philosophy of expression, composed during the last decade of his life. For him, expression is a category of human behavior and existence much broader than language alone. He maintains that man is essentially expressive, even prior to speaking: in his silence, gestures, and lived behavior.
Speech is a way of tearing out a meaning from an undivided whole."
Thus does Maurice Merleau-Ponty describe speech in this collection of his important writings on the philosophy of expression, composed during the last decade of his life. For him, expression is a category of human behavior and existence much broader than language alone. He maintains that man is essentially expressive, even prior to speaking: in his silence, gestures, and lived behavior.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
Number of Pages
355
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810102538
SKU
V9780810102538
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About Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty (14 March 1908 3 May 1961) was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sartre (who later stated he had been "converted" to Marxism by Merleau-Ponty ) and Simone de Beauvoir. At the core of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy is a sustained argument for ... Read more
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