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Paul Ricoeur
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Paul Virilio is a challenging and original thinker, whose work on technology, state power and war is increasingly relevant today. Ian James situates Virilio’s main texts in their political and historical contexts, as well as providing accessible case studies from contemporary culture and media in order to explain his philosophical concepts. Taking Negative Horizon as a point of departure, Ian James introduces the key themes in Virilio’s work, including: Speed, Virtualization, War, Politics, Art As technological and scientific innovations continue to set the agenda for the present and future development of culture, communications, international economy, military intervention and diverse forms of political organization, Virilio’s unique theoretical and critical insights are of enormous value and importance for anyone wishing to understand the nature of modern culture and society.
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