I see a voice deafness language and the senses a philosophical history by ree jonathan 1948. I see a voice deafness language and the senses a philosophical history ree jonathan isbn 9780805062540 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. A groundbreaking study of deafness by a philosopher who combines the scientific erudition of oliver sacks with the historical flair of simon schama there is nothing more personal than the human voice traditionally considered the expression of the innermost self but what of those who have no voice of their own and cannot hear the voices of others. A groundbreaking study of deafness by a philosopher who combines the scientific erudition of oliver sacks with the historical flair of simon schama there is nothing more personal than the human voice traditionally considered the expression of the innermost self but what of those who have no voice of their own and cannot hear the voices of others in this tour de force of historical narrative jonathan ree tells the astonishing story of the deaf from the sixteenth century to the present . He traces the botched attempts to make language visible through such exotic methods as picture writing manual spellings and vocal photography and he charts the tortuous progress and final recognition of sign systems as natural languages in their own righti see a voice escorts us on a vast and eventful intellectual journeytaking in voice machines and musical scales shorthand and