Author: RÉE, JONATHAN (1948-)
Title: I see a voice : deafness, language and the senses - a philosophical history / Jonathan Reé
Description: London: HarperCollins 1999. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvi. 399p : ill. facsims. ; 23 cm. Decorated endpapers. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary; What is so special about the human voice? The relationship between the ear and the voice is unique among the senses. While we cannot emit light or smell or flavour at will. we control. unconsciously or consciously. the sounds that come from our mouths. For this reason. many thinkers. most notably Freud. have seen the voice as the outward expression of the soul. Careful listening to the voices of others. it was felt. would lay bare your innermost fears and desires. But given such an intimate connection between hearing and speaking. what has been the fate of those born deaf? How have they found ways of communicating? Ree's book uses fable and anecdote to examine the extraordinary treatment through the ages of the mute in Western culture. In doing so he uncovers some wonderful stories: the conflict between those who used sign language and who sought a deaf homeland and the 'oralists' of Britain and Germany. who believed that the deaf should be integrated into society by being taught how to speak. Ree spins these observations and stories together to create a new genre: philosophical history. which is neither a philosophy of what history is. nor a history of ideas. Rather. it attempts to write history from an accessibly philosophical point of view. Review: Teacher of philosophy Ree's latest publication is an extraordinarily in-depth exploration of the human voice. Divided into three major sections. the book escorts the reader on a lively journey of discovery. encompassing shorthand and phonetics. colour music and voice machines. talking parrots. silent films and more. It also traces the painful history of deaf education and awareness. This varied and challenging volume is a truly fascinating read. (Kirkus UK) Subjects; Language and languages — Philosophy — History. Oral communication — Philosophy. Deaf — Means of communication — History. Meaning (Philosophy). Sense (Philosophy). Perception (Philosophy). Semantics (Philosophy). Audiology & otology ; History of ideas. intellectual history ; History of medicine ; Social & cultural history. Western philosophy. from c 1900 -. MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology. HISTORY / Social History. PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern. MEDICAL / History. Oral communication ; History ; Mute persons ; Philosophy ; Deaf ; Means of communication. ISBN: 0002557932. Weight in Kg appr.:

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