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Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher Emmanuele Severino's major works, wrestling with whether it's possible to think meaningfully outside of the restrictions of language. Increasingly recognised as a truly foundational thinker in the formation of contemporary theory, Severino's ideas around self-expression, forms of communication and the limitations of language continue are brought to the fore in this book. Beyond Language specifically opens the door to the themes that Severino developed in his later works, including the concrete meaning of self-being and the decline of language. The depth and breadth of Severino's philosophical insight is as profound today as it was when first penned in 1992, making this first English translation of a key work in the history of continental philosophy crucial reading for those engaged with contemporary theory.

"'Severino's Law and Chance contains a most lucid presentation of a fundamental aspect of his vast philosophical oeuvre: a continuing confrontation with epistemology and with the theories of contemporary science. Severino highlights the shift between the deterministic paradigm that characterized modern science up to the end of the 19th century and the logic that governed science after Einstein's relativity and the developments of quantum theory. The possibility of determining the laws of chance constitutes a revolution for the entirety of the contemporary technical-scientific system. However, what does chance mean? Does chance already presuppose an order? What turns an event into an instance of chance, if not its being part of an order? Is there then a law that precedes every law of chance? These are some of the questions that render Severino's contribution a necessary one.'" (quoting Massimo Cacciari, author of The Withholding Power) --

A groundbreaking classic of contemporary philosophy for the first time in English translation

Translated for the first time in English, veteran thinker Emanuele Severino responds here to some of the most profound and essential questions raised by philosophy.