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The Human Voice

Language EnglishEnglish
Book Hardback
Book The Human Voice Thomas Haskell Simpson
Libristo code: 48168418
Publishers Seagull Books, November 2025
An inquiry into the origins of language and articulation, exploring how the transformation of the hu... Full description
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An inquiry into the origins of language and articulation, exploring how the transformation of the human voice shaped history, politics, and thought. What does it mean to have a voice—and how does it shape what it means to be human? In The Human Voice, Giorgio Agamben embarks on a profound exploration of how the human voice transforms from mere sound into meaningful articulation, setting humans apart from the animal world. Tracing this transformation through ancient grammar and the history of writing, he unpacks the intricate relationship between voice and language, and the living being and the speaking subject. Through a meticulous philosophical inquiry, Agamben reconstructs the mechanisms by which articulation turns expression into knowledge, revealing how the voice is the way we define humanity. This study reaches beyond linguistics, touching on politics and history, as it interrogates the enduring question of what—and who—is considered fully human.

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Full name The Human Voice
Language English
Binding Book - Hardback
Date of issue 2025
Number of pages 120
EAN 9781803095417
ISBN 1803095415
Libristo code 48168418
Publishers Seagull Books
Weight 454
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