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<p>From the Foreword:</p> <p>"Like a musical fugue, Morot-Sir's meditations lead up to impressive grand conclusions on religion and the arts as universal referents. . . . In this dense and exquisitely erudite essay, the author returns to the philosophical starting point of his professional career, as expressed in his <i>thèse d'état</i> on <i>La Pensée negative</i> (1947).&nbsp; Without overly simplifying his approach, one could qualify it as a kind of <i>vector analysis of referential practices.</i> Central to his thought is the paradox that reference (and with it, language) can but refer to itself.&nbsp; Equally central is his 'will—if wavering at times—to remain a coherent and stubborn prisoner of language,' i.e., systematically to explore the full range of linguistic experience, the dynamics of the act of naming.&nbsp; Using once again the meditation as his preferred mode of expression, Morot-Sir offers in this second volume a fitting complement to the challenges he issued and the expectations he raised in volume I of <i>The Imagination of Reference."</i> —Raymond Gay-Crosier, University of Florida</p> <p>At the convergence of philosophy and psychology, this work continues the

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Author

Édouard Morot-Sir

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813020068

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Linguistics, Philosophy, Literary Fiction