Signs
"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.
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 355
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780810101685
- Genres
- philosophy, essays, politics
- Release date
- 1964
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