On writing as technology, and technology as a miracle

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7648785

Keywords:

Aristoteles, Human voice, writting

Abstract

In the Peri Hermeneias, Aristotle suggests a certain continuity between writing and the structure of the human voice. Here, I propose such continuity between nature and what is deemed “technical” reveals a “miraculous” dimension of human activity.

Author Biography

Daniel R. Esparza, Columbia University

(Caracas, 1978) He has a degree in Art History from the Central University of Venezuela. He obtained his first master's degree in philosophy at the Simón Bolívar University (Caracas), his second master's degree in philosophy at the New School for Social Research (NY) and is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the department of religion at Columbia University (NY), writing a comparative study on the notion of forgiveness in Augustine, Kierkegaard, and Arendt. He has published articles in Italy, Spain, Peru, and Venezuela, and his contributions have been included in two books so far: A critical philosophy of law, peace and religion (Springer, New York) and Perplexed Religion (Observatori Blanquerna, Barcelona).

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Published

2021-03-30

How to Cite

R. Esparza, D. (2021). On writing as technology, and technology as a miracle. ASRI. Art and Society. Journal for Research in Arts and Digital Humanities, (19), 14–22. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7648785

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No. 19 (2021): Humanity and Uncertaninty

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Artículos

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