Language and Reality

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Language and Reality
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vilem Flusser
Translated by Rodrigo Maltez Novaes
SeriesUnivocal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:220
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 127
Category/GenrePhilosophy of language
Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge
ISBN/Barcode 9781517904289
ClassificationsDewey:401
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 24 April 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

In Language and Reality, originally published in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1964, Vilem Flusser continues his philosophical and theoretical exploration into language. He begins to postulate that language is not simply a map of the world but also the driving force for projecting worlds and enters then into a feedback with what is projected. Flusser's thesis leads him to claim, in a seemingly missed encounter of a dialogue with Wittgenstein, that language is not limited to its ontological and epistemological aspects but rather is at the service of its aesthetic. Traversing a diverse area of research and ruminations on cybernetics to poetry, music, the visual arts, religion, and mysticism, Language and Reality can be viewed as a vital transitional work in Flusser's emerging thought that will eventually lead to his works in the 1970s and 1980s concerning what we would later consider media theory, design, and digital culture.

Author Biography

Vilem Flusser (1920-1991) is increasingly recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of digital and global culture. Rodrigo Maltez Novaes is a translator and research fellow at the Vilem Flusser Archive.