Teacher of philosophy Ree's latest publication is an
extraordinarily in-depth exploration of the human voice. Divided
into three major sections, the book escorts the reader on a lively
journey of discovery, encompassing shorthand and phonetics, colour
music and voice machines, talking parrots, silent films and more.
It also traces the painful history of deaf education and awareness.
This varied and challenging volume is a truly fascinating read.
(Kirkus UK)
The stunning debut of Jonathan Ree, the Simon Schama of philosophy.
'I See A Voice is a joy to read: bold, crisp in style, effortlessly
erudite, slyly humorous, passionate and humane.' Roy Porter,
Independent 'Ree writes with such clarity and elegance that his
prose is a pleasure to read. His exploration of the world of the
deaf demonstrates that their tragic deprivation of one sense
illumines our understanding of the others. His study of sign
language gives us unparalleled insight into the nature of spoken
language... this book is not only a fascinating history of the
belated correction of our misperceptions of the deaf, but a
demonstration that philosophy really can advance our understanding
of the world and ourselves.' Anthony Storr, Literary Review 'Some
philosophers take difficulty and try to make it simple, but Ree
takes what is apparently mundane and undeniably everyday and makes
it hard and wonderful. Reading his book, I had to sit at a table,
with a pen and notebook, jotting down things I had never thought
about before - asking myself how it was that I had lived with this
commonsense all my life, yet never been in possession of its
meanings... Ree treats philosophy the way Adam Phillips treats
psychoanalysis: he scrutinises the everyday and the commonplace and
charges them with significance. Psychoanalysis and the writings of
Freud flood into his text, along with the poetry of Wordsworth, the
writings of Proust, his own poignant memories of things past. The
melancholy richness of his writing soaks up the culture of the late
twentieth century: its emphasis on subjectivity and uncertainity;
its sense of the individual; its receptivity to other forms; its
confessionalism and belief in self scrutiny... in his passionate,
fascinating philosophical history of language, deafness and the
senses.' Nicci Gerrard, Observer
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