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The Transparent Society

Autor G. Vattimo
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 aug 1992
In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance.

Vattimo argues that the post-modern condition is linked to the development of the mass media and the diffusion of systems of communication. However, he disputes the belief that this development will produce a more enlightened, self-conscious and 'transparent' society, maintaining instead that it leads to a diversity of viewpoints which render societies more complex, even chaotic.

Vattimo suggests that aesthetics provides vital insight into the post-modern condition, and argues that the function of art is not to reinforce eternal truths concerning the human condition, but to provide an experience of dislocation and of 'shock'. The multiplication of perspectives on the world disorientates us and removes the certainties we gain from our local culture. Instead, Vattimo argues, we learn the art of living in a world characterized by ambiguity and flux.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780745610474
ISBN-10: 0745610471
Pagini: 129
Dimensiuni: 139 x 215 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Polity Press
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

students and researchers in sociology, philosophy, cultural studies and literary theory as well as a more general audience interested in the postmodernity debate

Notă biografică

Gianni Vattimo is the author of numerous works in Italian.

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In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance. Vattimo argues that the post--modern condition is linked to the development of the mass media and the diffusion of systems of communication.