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Page 41
... objects . " In Genesis , Serres uses the example of a ball to explain the figure of the quasi - object that appears in The Parasite and Rome : le livre des fondations ( 1983 ; Rome : The Book of Foundations ) . Although the ball has ...
... objects . " In Genesis , Serres uses the example of a ball to explain the figure of the quasi - object that appears in The Parasite and Rome : le livre des fondations ( 1983 ; Rome : The Book of Foundations ) . Although the ball has ...
Page 42
... objects that are invested with a cultural valency that transcends any simple use value . Any object invested with desire or fear traces a silent contract with the human . A good , simple example of what Serres means by the quasi - object ...
... objects that are invested with a cultural valency that transcends any simple use value . Any object invested with desire or fear traces a silent contract with the human . A good , simple example of what Serres means by the quasi - object ...
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... objects , to the earth and to each other , will need to be rethought . The first quasi - objects constructed the social contract , but that contract " comprehended but a few objects , drawn by a modest number of members " ( 109 ) ...
... objects , to the earth and to each other , will need to be rethought . The first quasi - objects constructed the social contract , but that contract " comprehended but a few objects , drawn by a modest number of members " ( 109 ) ...
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