Vilém Flusser Biography

Vilém Flusser was a philosopher whose early work engaged with the thought of Martin Heidegger, influenced by existentialism and phenomenology. Phenomenology would later play a major role in his transition to the philosophy of communication and artistic production. Flusser famously posited a dichotomy in history between the "worship of images" and the "worship of texts," exploring the resulting tendencies toward idolatry and "textolatry." His writings, which spanned multiple languages, delve deeply into theoretical approaches to art and media.