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Medium, messenger, transmission : an approach to media philosophy /

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This rich study provides a comprehensive introduction to media philosophy while offering a new perspective on the concept and function of transmission media in all systems of exchange. Krämer uses the figure of the messenger as a key metaphor, examining a diverse range of transmission events, includ...

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Main Author: Krämer, Sybille (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Enns, Anthony (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Series:Recursions: theories of media, materiality, and cultural techniques.
Subjects:
Mass media > Philosophy.
Communication > Philosophy.
Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
Médias > Philosophie.
Information > Philosophie.
Métaphysique.
metaphysics.
The arts.
Film, TV and radio.
Films, cinema.
Film theory and criticism.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
ART > General.
Medien
Medialität
Medientheorie
Medienphilosophie
Vermittlung > Philosophie
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This rich study provides a comprehensive introduction to media philosophy while offering a new perspective on the concept and function of transmission media in all systems of exchange. Krämer uses the figure of the messenger as a key metaphor, examining a diverse range of transmission events, including the circulation of money, translation of languages, angelic visitations, spread of infectious diseases, and processes of transference and counter-transference that occur during psychoanalysis.
Physical Description:1 online resource (269 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and indexes.
ISBN:9789048524990
9048524997