The Scenic Imagination: Originary Thinking from Hobbes to the Present Day by Eric Gans

The Scenic Imagination: Originary Thinking from Hobbes to the Present Day

Eric Gans

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The Scenic Imagination argues that the uniquely human phenomenon of representation, as manifested in language, art, and ritual, is a scenic event focused on a central object designated by a sign. The originary hypothesis posits the necessity of co...

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