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Summary: The CyberCosmos, Reality and Virilio...
Review: ....although, nothing could have predicted the tragedy of Sept 11, and the ensuing military action against Afghanistan, there are plenty of theorists who have predicted that momentous changes will come about because of our computer age. Many of these philosophers, scientists and artists come from the French theorist group that have included folks like Jean Baudrillard, Foucoult, Camus and the like, who some like to call postmodernists, other like to call deconstructionists and still others may call death mongers. Another of the greats from this group is Paul Virilio whose work should be taken a closer look by all of us...He is a multi hyphenated type. An architect-artist-theorist-writer-dromologist. He is somewhat of an mentor to the big time Cybertheorists John Armitage and Arthur and Marilouise Kroker. He was born in Nantes France where he witnessed the Blitzkrieg by Hitler's army and other WW II bombings. This has a lot to do with the forming of a lot of his thoughts. And for you here, I have a few salient points gleaned from his thoughts. #Virtuality will end reality. #Television is the medium (museum) of accidents. One exposes an accident on television in order not to be exposed to an accident, in order not to be exposed to an accident... #Research in cyberspace is essentially a search for God and the unity of God. #Wars are becoming more like Cyberwars and/or video game wars. Look at the Gulf War and the war in Bosnia. #Technology will separate the mind from the body. And there are thousands and thousands of insights Virilio has that are more than thought-provoking, to say the least. We should
take the time to read his work. He has said things that maybe will help us avert further disasters...
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Summary: as andy warhol wanted to name a tv show: Nothing Special
Review: just like baudrillard and zizek, he's provocative but too often predicting last week's news -- and getting it wrong. are all wars now like video games? NO. that was such an easy thing to say, but premature and unoriginal. you can get half of these so-called "insights" from any pretentious college professor in the world.
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Summary: Blackwell Publishers
Review: Representing the next wave of French social theorists, Paul Virilio's unique perspectives on modern society and the impact of new technology on everyday life are presented in this comprehensive reader. This remarkable collection contains five new translations: "The Suicidal State", "The Critical Space", "The Strategy Beyond", "Polar Inertia", and "The Desert Screen"; an interview conducted by the editor with Virilio in a Paris cafè; and several of his other most influential works: "Military Space", "The State of Emergency", "A Traveling Shot Over Eighty Years", "The Vision Machine", "The Art of the Motor", and "Continental Drift".
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Summary: Sociology Rules
Review: The other reviewer didn't mention the FACT that Paul Virilio is first and foremost a sociologist. Sociology is quickly becoming the new philosophy - in fact, most sociology is more philosophical than philosophy. It's time we give sociology its due. It is the greatest area of thought there is, period. No one is talking about this, and that has to start changing.
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