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

Gans 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 Conceiving The Origin Of The Human As Such An Event. The Book Follows The Work Of The Scenic Imagination In Selected Writings Of Twenty Thinkers, And Concludes With A Critical Examination Of Contemporary Writing On The Origins Of Religion And Language. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Scene Liberated -- 1. The Enlightenment: From Hobbes To Condillac -- 2. Rousseau -- 3. Alternative Anthropologies: Vico And Herder -- 4. Kant’s Aesthetic Anthropology -- Part Ii. The Scene Embodied -- 5. Ending The Enlightenment -- 6. Scenes Of Philosophy -- 7. Scenes Of Human Science -- Conclusion: The Scenic Imagination Lost And Found -- Notes -- Index Eric Gans. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References (p. [211]-216) And Index. English