When the Word Becomes Flesh: Language and Human Nature

by Paolo Virno

Book Overview

Virno's meditation on speech as an intrinsically political practice mediating between biological invariants and changing historical determinations.

Originally published in Italian in 2002, When the Word Becomes Flesh provides a compelling contribution to the understanding of language and its relation to human nature and social relationships. Adopting Aristotle's definition of the human being as a linguistic and political animal,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584350946
• ISBN13: 9781584350941
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Semiotext(e)
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher