Communication

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani starts from etymology: in "communication" there is "common." Communicating presupposes something that goes beyond singularity, if only language or the code1. As long as people communicate, they do not fight; denying this common ground means the war of each against all23. From this he draws a critique of the present: never have there been so many means of communicating, nor so many words that fail to reach their destination4, and capital's dream is to isolate each person in their own bubble5. He links this modern theme of the lost message to the voice trapped in the throat in Baudelaire and to Kafka's messenger6, and illustrates it with the signal-to-noise ratio of information theory. He sees no contradiction between the unique and the shareable, even though the common code requires leaving behind part of what is one's own7. He distinguishes programmed animal communication, such as the bee dance, from language. He locates the first communication in the nurturing voice, which is also the first political relation between power and powerlessness.

1. 1#2.2 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?15 Feb 2016 · 1:21:21
2. 2Adamov (Arthur)18 Feb 2016 · 0:49
3. 3L'Histoire est elle une matière ?9 Mar 2017 · 1:02:34
4. 4#2.2 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?15 Feb 2016 · 5:37
5. 5#4 Nomade et sédentaire - Le cas Nerval4 Oct 2021 · 39:57
6. 6#5.9 Kafka Un message impérial29 Jul 2019 · 9:53
7. 7MOZART PERVERS POLYMORPHE • Pagani Parle Musique1 Jun 2022 · 6:37

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