num_pages: 355
description: "Speech is a way of tearing out a meaning from an undivided whole."Thus does Maurice Merleau-Ponty describe speech in this collection of his important writings on the philosophy of expression, composed during the last decade of his life. For him, expression is a category of human behavior and existence much broader than language alone. He maintains that man is essentially expressive, even prior to speaking: in his silence, gestures, and lived behavior.
language: English
title: Signs
titlecomplete: Signs
genres: France, Language, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 96
publisher: Northwestern University Press