Jorge Eduardo Fernández. [interview]. [2] :

Esteban Peicovich continues the interview with Argentine philosopher, Jorge Eduardo Fernández, in Buenos Aires about post-modernity. They talk about the function of history and the role of man in the World. Fernández mentions Alain Finkielkraut and his book, La derrota del pensamiento, to point out...

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Corporate Author: Texas A & M University. Libraries
Other Authors: Peicovich, Esteban (Interviewer)
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:Spanish
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; [2007]
Series:Colección Los Palabristas ; 66.
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Summary:Esteban Peicovich continues the interview with Argentine philosopher, Jorge Eduardo Fernández, in Buenos Aires about post-modernity. They talk about the function of history and the role of man in the World. Fernández mentions Alain Finkielkraut and his book, La derrota del pensamiento, to point out the role of mass media and their influence on modernity and post-modernity. They also talk about utopia and uchronie, defining those terms and how ancient, modern and post-modern men used time and the different ways to tell about historical events. The interview continues with references to Jean Baudrillard's "hyperreality" term, Orson Welles and the influence of television and the World news in our living rooms. Other topics of discussion include understanding vs. reason, Macchiaveli's "The prince", reflections of the ordinary man on post-modernity and other issues.
Item Description:Recordable compact disc.
Converted with permission from sound cassette to compact disc by the Texas A&M University Libraries.
Sound recording.
Physical Description:1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.