Listening

by Jean-Luc Nancy

Book Overview

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, ecouter, 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823227731
• ISBN13: 9780823227730
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"