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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... vehicle to the technological vehicle , spilling its smoke like a last breath , a final symbolic manifestation of the motor - power of living bodies . The End of the Proletariat You can have a proletarian 114 / Speed and Politics.
... vehicles . 3. The empire of speed and technological vehicles . 4. The metabolic vehicle competing with , then defeated by , the earthly technological vehicle . We could logically conclude with a last paragraph : 5. The end of the ...
... vehicle of the warring elites : rapid launches or " torpedos " straddled under the sea by aristocratic frogmen in search of the British fleet . The Japanese kamikaze will realize in space the military elite's synergistic dream by ...
Contents
THE DROMOCRATIC REVOLUTION | 27 |
From Highway Right to State Right | 49 |
Practical War | 73 |
Copyright | |
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