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Virilio explores the impact of technology on modern life, arguing that it has transformed our experience of time and space. The concept of inertia emerges as a central theme, highlighting how the instantaneous nature of communication and information has diminished the importance of physical territory. In this new reality, actions and events occur without the necessity of movement, reshaping our understanding of existence in contemporary society.
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Polar Inertia, Paul Virilio
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Polar Inertia
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Virilio
- Publisher
- Sage Publications UK
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 112
- ISBN13
- 9780761958031
- Category
- Social sciences
- Description
- Virilio explores the impact of technology on modern life, arguing that it has transformed our experience of time and space. The concept of inertia emerges as a central theme, highlighting how the instantaneous nature of communication and information has diminished the importance of physical territory. In this new reality, actions and events occur without the necessity of movement, reshaping our understanding of existence in contemporary society.