Term
Signing
used in 10 texts across the archive
“We can reduce the issuance of the sign on the originary scene to a minimal conversion of a gesture of appropriation to a gesture of deferral—we can readily imagine grasping for something and in the midst of it, slowing down, even slightly, perhaps opening up one’s hand in an only partially articulated disavowal.”
In use
“Verification of the “truth” of the ostensive sign is inherent in the signing act itself; to emit a linguistic or “symbolic” sign is ipso facto not to appropriate its referent, and the sign’s prolongation contains within it an implicit promise of continued non-appropriation.”
“It’s starting to look like fewer men are signing up—how many would be enough to make a difference?”
“But now that GA has provided the birth of our signing ability with a plausible real-world foundation, the problems of both philosophy and the human sciences can be placed on a new footing.”
“The token issuing institution might then be signing onto the charters issued by the center, committing to issuing a certain line of credit.”