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Medium, Messenger, Transmission: An Approach to Media Philosophy (Amsterdam University Press - Recursions)
Sybille Krämer
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Hardcover. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
This rich study provides a comprehensive introduction to media philosophy while offering a new perspective on the concept and function of transmission media in all systems of exchange. Krämer uses the figure of the messenger as a key metaphor, examining a diverse range of transmission events, including the circulation of money, translation of languages, angelic visitations, spread of infectious diseases, and processes of transference and counter-transference that occur during psychoanalysis.
This rich study provides a comprehensive introduction to media philosophy while offering a new perspective on the concept and function of transmission media in all systems of exchange. Krämer uses the figure of the messenger as a key metaphor, examining a diverse range of transmission events, including the circulation of money, translation of languages, angelic visitations, spread of infectious diseases, and processes of transference and counter-transference that occur during psychoanalysis.
Product Details
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Recursions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089647412
SKU
V9789089647412
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About Sybille Krämer
Dr. Sybille Krämer is professor of theoretical philosophy at the Freie Universität Berlin. She is the author of six books: Technik, Gesellschaft und Natur: Versuch über ihren Zusammenhang (1982), Symbolische Maschinen: Die Idee der Formalisierung in geschichtlichem Abriss (1988), Berechenbare Vernunft: Kalkül und Rationalismus im 17. Jahrhundert (1991), Sprache, Sprechakt, Kommunikation: Sprachtheoretische Positionen des 20. Jahrhunderts (2001), Gewalt der Sprache ... Read more
Reviews for Medium, Messenger, Transmission: An Approach to Media Philosophy (Amsterdam University Press - Recursions)
'An interesting read, with an incorporated overview of media theory'. - Ana Peraica, Leonardo on-line