Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body
An Ecosocial Semiotic Theory
1st Edition
Published on 7. June 2004
360 pages
978-1-84714-152-1 (ISBN)
Description
Thought always exaggerates' Hannah Arendt writes. The question of exaggeration becomes a philosophical question when thought endeavours to clarify the ways in which it relates to limits. If its disclosing force depends on exaggeration, so does the;confusion to which it can;fall prey. This book analyses concepts such as truth and trust, practices such as politics and art, experiences such as the formation of a life line and its erasure, from the viewpoint of exaggeration.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84714-152-1 (9781847141521)
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Person
Paul J. Thibault is Professor in Linguistics and Media Communication, Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway. Professor M. A. K. Halliday (b. 1925) was Foundation Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney until his retirement and has taught as a Visiting Professor around the world. As a self-styled 'generalist' he has published in many branches of linguistics.
Content
Foreword by M. A. K. Halliday
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Sensori-Motor Activity, Movement, and Social Meaning-Making
3.Body Dynamics, Meaning-Making, and Scale Heterogeneity
4.The Semiotic Basis of Consciousness
5. The Metafunctional Character of Consciousness
6. Brain, Meaning, and Consciousness
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Sensori-Motor Activity, Movement, and Social Meaning-Making
3.Body Dynamics, Meaning-Making, and Scale Heterogeneity
4.The Semiotic Basis of Consciousness
5. The Metafunctional Character of Consciousness
6. Brain, Meaning, and Consciousness
