When the word becomes flesh : language and human nature /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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South Pasadena, CA :
Semiotext(e),
[2015]
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| Series: | Semiotext(e) foreign agents series.
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Quando il verbo si fa carne. "Originally published in Italian in 2002, 'When the word becomes flesh' provides a compelling contribution to the understanding of language and its relation to human nature and social relationships. Adopting Aristotle's definition of the human being as a linguistic and political animal, Paolo Virno frames the act of speech as a foundational philosophical issue - an act that in its purely performative essence ultimately determines our ability to pass from the state of possibility to one of actuality: that is, from the power to act to action itself." -- from page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 263 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1584350946 9781584350941 |