On Insignificance

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On Insignificance

The Loss of Meaning in the Post-Material Age

Philosophy of language Semiotics / semiology Cultural studies Social and cultural anthropology Philosophy: aesthetics

Author: Massimo Leone

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 28th October 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 18 Mb

ISBN: 9780429866210


Focusing on the anthropological consequences of the disappearing of materiality and sensory embodiment

On Insignificance highlights some of the most perturbing patterns of insignificance that have seeped into our everyday lives. Seeking to explain the semiotic causes of feelings of meaninglessness, Leone posits that caring for the singularities of the world is the most viable way to resist the alienating effects of the digital bureaucratization of meaning. The book will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, cultural studies, semiotics, aesthetics, communication studies, and social theory.

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