Listening / Jean-Luc Nancy ; translated by Charlotte Mandell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nancy, Jean-Luc.

Contributor:

Mandell, Charlotte.

Series:

Perspectives in Continental Philosophy Series

Standardized Title:

A l'ecoute. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Listening (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this lyrical meditation on listening, Jean-Luc Nancy examines sound in relation to the human body. How is listening different from hearing? What does listening entail? How does what is heard differ from what is seen? Can philosophy even address listening, écouter, as opposed to entendre, which means both hearing and understanding?Unlike the visual arts, sound produces effects that persist long after it has stopped. The body, Nancy says, is itself like an echo chamber, responding to music by inner vibrations as well as outer attentiveness. Since ?the ear has no eyelid? (Quignard), sound cann

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Translator's Note; Listening; "March in Spirit in Our Ranks"; How Music Listens to Itself; Notes

Notes:

"The two final essays, "How music listens to itself" and "March in spirit in our ranks," have been added by the author for the English-language edition"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-85).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8232-5982-X

0-8232-2774-X

OCLC:

727645673