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This work presents an innovative ecological perspective on images, exploring their relationship with the environment and our perception of reality. The renowned philosopher delves into how visual representations influence our understanding of ecological issues and the interconnectedness of all things. By examining the interplay between images and nature, the book invites readers to reconsider their views on representation, perception, and the role of philosophy in addressing contemporary environmental challenges.

The Supermarket of the Visible elaborates a political economy of the images that saturate our world. From the first elevators and escalators (tracking shots avant la lettre) to cinema (the great conductor of gazes), all the way down to contemporary eye-tracking techniques that monitor the slightest saccades of our eyes, Peter Szendy offers an entirely novel theory of the intersection of visual culture and economics.

Examines what the role of the listener is, and has been, through the centuries. The author explains his love of musical arrangement (since arrangements allow him to listen to someone listening to music), and wonders whether it is possible in other ways to convey to others how we ourselves listen to music.