“And” [et] takes the place of “is” [est] and disarticulates ontology, yet “and” also “makes language spin,” introducing agencement and stuttering.
Agamben, Absolute Immanence, p. 222
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And
July 12, 2009 – 3:00 am
The Hyphen
July 12, 2009 – 2:56 am
The hyphen is, in this sense, the most dialectical of punctuation marks, since it unites only to the degree that it distinguishes and distinguishes only to the degree that it unites.
Agamben, Absolute Immanence, p 221