Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body
An Ecosocial Semiotic Theory
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | Paul Thibault | ISBN: | 9781441171184 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | September 17, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Continuum | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Thibault |
| ISBN: | 9781441171184 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | September 17, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Continuum |
| Language: | English |
Thought always exaggerates' Hannah Arendt writes. The question of exaggeration becomes a philosophical question when thought endeavours to clarify the ways in which it relates to limits. If its disclosing force depends on exaggeration, so does the;confusion to which it can;fall prey. This book analyses concepts such as truth and trust, practices such as politics and art, experiences such as the formation of a life line and its erasure, from the viewpoint of exaggeration.
Thought always exaggerates' Hannah Arendt writes. The question of exaggeration becomes a philosophical question when thought endeavours to clarify the ways in which it relates to limits. If its disclosing force depends on exaggeration, so does the;confusion to which it can;fall prey. This book analyses concepts such as truth and trust, practices such as politics and art, experiences such as the formation of a life line and its erasure, from the viewpoint of exaggeration.
