The Vision Machine

by Paul Virilio

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Virilio offers a cool, precise look at an impending future in which reality shall simply cease to exist. Highly recommended." --Choice Surveying art history as well as the technologies of war and urban planning, one of France's leading intellectuals provides an introduction to a new "logistics of the image."

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Paul Virilio is a world-renowned cultural critic and Professor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School, Switzerland. He is also a philosopher, architect, urban planner and the former director of the cole Spciale d'Architecture in Paris, France.

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Canonical title
The Vision Machine
Original title
La machine de vision

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Nonfiction, Art & Design, Philosophy
DDC/MDS
701.15Arts & recreationArtsPhilosophy and theory of fine and decorative artsAppreciative aspectsPsychological principles
LCC
N7430.5 .V48Fine ArtsVisual artsGeneral works
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