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)
Other Authors: Enns, Anthony (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vermittlung > Philosophie
Medienphilosophie
Medientheorie
Medialität
Medien
Metaphysics.
Mass media > Philosophy.
Communication > Philosophy.
First philosophy.
ART > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Film theory and criticism.
Films, cinema.
Film, TV and radio.
The arts.
metaphysics.
Metaphysique.
Information > Philosophie.
Medias > Philosophie.
Electronic books.
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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 (272 pages).
ISBN:9789048524990
Access:Open Access

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