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1 Introduction: The Problem of Words and Things
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Michael Halewood
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Preface viii
- 1 Introduction: The Problem of Words and Things 1
- 2 Nouns, Names and Signs: From Frege to Saussure 15
- 3 Adjectives: The Properties of the World and the ‘Bifurcation of Nature’ 34
- 4 Verbs: Deleuze on Infinitives, Events and Process 51
- 5 Adverbs: Dewey on the Qualities of Existence 71
- 6 Prepositions: Whitehead on the ‘Withness’ of the Body 89
- 7 Gender and Personal Pronouns: She, He, It and They 110
- 8 Tone, Force and Rhetoric: Capitalism, Theology and Grammar 135
- 9 Conclusion 154
- Bibliography 158
- Index 163
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Preface viii
- 1 Introduction: The Problem of Words and Things 1
- 2 Nouns, Names and Signs: From Frege to Saussure 15
- 3 Adjectives: The Properties of the World and the ‘Bifurcation of Nature’ 34
- 4 Verbs: Deleuze on Infinitives, Events and Process 51
- 5 Adverbs: Dewey on the Qualities of Existence 71
- 6 Prepositions: Whitehead on the ‘Withness’ of the Body 89
- 7 Gender and Personal Pronouns: She, He, It and They 110
- 8 Tone, Force and Rhetoric: Capitalism, Theology and Grammar 135
- 9 Conclusion 154
- Bibliography 158
- Index 163
