Dolar, Mladen
A Voice and Nothing More (Short Circuits)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262541879
- author:
- Dolar, Mladen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 13.72 x 1.52 x 20.32 centimetres
- Genre:
- Topics in philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A Voice and Nothing More by Mladen Dolar is a philosophical exploration of the voice as a fundamental concept in thought. Drawing on the ideas of Jacques Lacan, Dolar proposes that the voice can be understood as an object that serves as the lever of thought, beyond its traditional roles as a means of communication or aesthetic appreciation. Dolar's work delves into various aspects of the voice, including linguistics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. He examines how the voice is used in the works of Freud and Kafka to shed light on its significance as a psychoanalytic object (objet a). By scrutinizing these different levels of understanding, Dolar offers a philosophically grounded theory of the voice that challenges conventional notions of meaning and thought. This book provides a foundational work for understanding the voice as a central concept in philosophy.
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