I See a Voice; Author: Ree, Jonathan (Teacher Of Philosophy, University Of Middlese; Paperback

Author: Ree, Jonathan (Teacher Of Philosophy, University Of Middlese
Paperback; 20 B&w Illustrations
288 pages
Published: April 2000
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 0006550584
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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, the sounds that come from our mouths. Good sales in hardback.This volume uses fable and anecdote to examine the extraordinary treatment through the ages of the mute in Western culture. 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.