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The Spell of Language: Poststructuralism and Speculationby Thomas G. Pavel
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Originally published as Le Mirage linguistique, this book remains the definitive study of the role of linguistics in structuralism and poststructuralism. Thomas Pavel examines recent French thought through the work of luminaries such as Lévi-Strauss, Lacan, Foucault, and Derrida. The "spell of language" for Pavel consists of three things: the promise that linguistics seemed to represent for the humanities and social sciences; the distortions, misunderstandings, and willful neglect incumbent upon the "linguistic turn"; and, above all, the break with traditional humanism. He isolates three modes of thought-moderate structuralism, scientific structuralism, and speculative structuralism-and shows how even as they diverge from each other, they all advocate an antihumanist point of view. In this spirited book, Pavel shows that structuralism's flawed use of linguistic theory has rendered hollow the philosophical core of a whole generation of work in the human sciences. Synopsis:Preface1. The Order of Language2. Technology and Regression3. The Transcendental Ties of Linguistics4. Games of Dispersion and the Correspondence Fallacy5. On Conventionalism in Poetics6. On Discretionary Intellectual BehaviourPost-Scriptum: The Heidegger AffairNotesReferencesIndex About the AuthorThomas G. Pavel is a professor in and chair of the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several previous books, both fiction and nonfiction, in English, French, and Romanian. Table of ContentsPreface
1. The Order of Language 2. Technology and Regression 3. The Transcendental Ties of Linguistics 4. Games of Dispersion and the Correspondence Fallacy 5. On Conventionalism in Poetics 6. On Discretionary Intellectual Behaviour Post-Scriptum: The Heidegger Affair Notes References Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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