Description
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. Kramer 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.
About the Author
Dr. Sybille Kramer is professor of theoretical philosophy at the Freie Universitat Berlin. She is the author of six books: Technik, Gesellschaft und Natur: Versuch uber ihren Zusammenhang (1982), Symbolische Maschinen: Die Idee der Formalisierung in geschichtlichem Abriss (1988), Berechenbare Vernunft: Kalkul und Rationalismus im 17. Jahrhundert (1991), Sprache, Sprechakt, Kommunikation: Sprachtheoretische Positionen des 20. Jahrhunderts (2001), Gewalt der Sprache - Sprache der Gewalt (2005), and Medium, Bote, UEbertragung: Kleine Metaphysik der Medialitat (2008).
Reviews
'An interesting read, with an incorporated overview of media theory'. - Ana Peraica, Leonardo on-line
Book Information
ISBN 9789462983083
Author Sybille Kramer
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint Amsterdam University Press
Publisher Amsterdam University Press
Series Recursions
About the Author
Dr. Sybille Kramer is professor of theoretical philosophy at the Freie Universitat Berlin. She is the author of six books: Technik, Gesellschaft und Natur: Versuch uber ihren Zusammenhang (1982), Symbolische Maschinen: Die Idee der Formalisierung in geschichtlichem Abriss (1988), Berechenbare Vernunft: Kalkul und Rationalismus im 17. Jahrhundert (1991), Sprache, Sprechakt, Kommunikation: Sprachtheoretische Positionen des 20. Jahrhunderts (2001), Gewalt der Sprache - Sprache der Gewalt (2005), and Medium, Bote, UEbertragung: Kleine Metaphysik der Medialitat (2008).
Reviews
'An interesting read, with an incorporated overview of media theory'. - Ana Peraica, Leonardo on-line
Book Information
ISBN 9789462983083
Author Sybille Kramer
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint Amsterdam University Press
Publisher Amsterdam University Press
Series Recursions
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An Approach to Media Philosophy |
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Amsterdam University Press |
