Speed and Politics, new editionWith this book Paul Virilio inaugurated the new science whose object of study is the "dromocratic" revolution. Speed and Politics (first published in France in 1977) is the matrix of Virilio's entire work. Building on the works of Morand, Marinetti, and McLuhan, Virilio presents a vision more radically political than that of any of his French contemporaries: speed as the engine of destruction. Speed and Politics presents a topological account of the entire history of humanity, honing in on the technological advances made possible through the militarization of society. Paralleling Heidegger's account of technology, Virilio's vision sees speed—not class or wealth—as the primary force shaping civilization. In this "technical vitalism," multiple projectiles—inert fortresses and bunkers, the "metabolic bodies" of soldiers, transport vessels, and now information and computer technology—are launched in a permanent assault on the world and on human nature. Written at a lightning-fast pace, Virilio's landmark book is a split-second, overwhelming look at how humanity's motivity has shaped the way we function today, and what might come of it. |
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... importance to an opposing thought , to a differing concept , is totally eliminated . The dissident is a body , his dissidence a postural crime - for example , his indolence , his lasciviousness . Ostensibly , there are hardly any more ...
... importance the Swiss army attached to the presence of the forlorn hope , sent before the troops to fool the enemy ; they are only hoodlums picked up in the city outskirts , miserable couriers doomed to certain death . Vauban , in the ...
... - all - too often tangled up in elitist culture and used to giving more importance to the message than to the vehicle , they will have difficulty , using ideological propaganda , in attaining the The End of the Proletariat / 127.
Contents
THE DROMOCRATIC REVOLUTION | 27 |
From Highway Right to State Right | 49 |
Practical War | 73 |
Copyright | |
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