The Transparent Society by Vattimo

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Book Title
The Transparent Society
Topic
Philosophy
Narrative Type
Philosophy
Genre
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Intended Audience
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ISBN
9780745610474
Subject Area
Philosophy
Publication Name
Transparent Society
Publisher
Polity Press
Item Length
8.5 in
Subject
General
Publication Year
1992
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Gianni Vattimo
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
129 Pages
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Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-10
0745610471
ISBN-13
9780745610474
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109629387

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
129 Pages
Publication Name
Transparent Society
Language
English
Subject
General
Publication Year
1992
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Author
Gianni Vattimo
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
190
Table Of Content
1. The Postmodern: a Transparent Society'. 2. The Human Sciences and the Society of Communication. 3. Myth Rediscovered. 4. Art and Oscillation. 5. From Utopia to Heterotopia. 6. Utopia, Counter-utopia, Irony. 7. Disenchantment and Dissolution. 8. Ethics of Communication or Ethics of Interpretation.
Synopsis
In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance. Vattimo argues that the post-modern condition is linked to the development of the mass media and the diffusion of systems of communication. However, he disputes the belief that this development will produce a more enlightened, self-conscious and transparent society, maintaining instead that it leads to a diversity of viewpoints which render societies more complex, even chaotic. Vattimo suggests that aesthetics provides vital insight into the post-modern condition, and argues that the function of art is not to reinforce eternal truths concerning the human condition, but to provide an experience of dislocation and of shock. The multiplication of perspectives on the world disorientates us and removes the certainties we gain from our local culture. Instead, Vattimo argues, we learn the art of living in a world characterized by ambiguity and flux., This is an important contribution to current postmodernity debates Vattimos is probably the most well-known philosophers in Italy today. His previous books have been translated into many languages and have sold well Further develops themes explored in The End of Modernity (Polity Press, 1988). ., In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance. Vattimo argues that the post-modern condition is linked to the development of the mass media and the diffusion of systems of communication. However, he disputes the belief that this development will produce a more enlightened, self-conscious and 'transparent' society, maintaining instead that it leads to a diversity of viewpoints which render societies more complex, even chaotic. Vattimo suggests that aesthetics provides vital insight into the post-modern condition, and argues that the function of art is not to reinforce eternal truths concerning the human condition, but to provide an experience of dislocation and of 'shock'. The multiplication of perspectives on the world disorientates us and removes the certainties we gain from our local culture. Instead, Vattimo argues, we learn the art of living in a world characterized by ambiguity and flux.

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