The Spell of Language by Thomas G Pavel

The Spell of Language by Thomas G Pavel

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The author shows that structuralism's use of linguistic theory has rendered hollow the philosophical core of a generation of work in the human sciences. He isolates three modes of thought and shows how they all, despite differences, advocate an antihumanist point of view.

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The Spell of Language by Thomas G Pavel

The author shows that structuralism's use of linguistic theory has rendered hollow the philosophical core of a generation of work in the human sciences. He isolates three modes of thought and shows how they all, despite differences, advocate an antihumanist point of view.
Pavel, Thomas G.: - Thomas 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.
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ISBN 13 9780226650678
ISBN 10 0226650677
Title The Spell of Language
Author Thomas G Pavel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Year published 2001-12-01
Number of pages 184
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