Book Quotes by Paul Virilio

8 Book quotes by Paul Virilio

Paul Virilio’s philosophical lens focuses on books in these eight succinct statements. Though limited, each line reflects his critical thinking about media, speed, and the role of literature in modern life.

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If we look at the Gulf War, the same is also true. Indeed, my work on the logistics of perception and the…

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I have always been interested in the architecture of war, as can be seen in Bunker Archeology. However, at the time that…

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I always write with images. I cannot write a book if I don't have images.

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I repeat what I suggest in my book [ Strategie de la deception]. The first deterrence, nuclear deterrence, is presently being superseded…

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For instance, in 1999, Bill Gates not only published a new book on work at the speed of thought but also detailed…

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I am always concerned with ideas of territory and movement. Indeed, my first book after Bunker Archeology was entitled L'insecurite du territoire (1976).

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In this way, it seems to me that, since 1984, my book on the logistics of perception has been proved totally correct.…

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If we consider my latest book, Strategie de la deception, what we need to focus on are the other aspects of the…

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... the blinding Hiroshima flash... literally photographed the shadow cast by beings and things, so that every surface immediately became war's recording surface, its film.

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What happened in Kosovo was the exact reversal of what happened in 'Fortress Europe' in 1943-45. Let me explain. Air Marshall 'Bomber' Harris used…

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There are eyes everywhere. No blind spot left. What shall we dream of when everything becomes visible? We'll dream of being blind.

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I am of course thinking here about new planes such as the Sukhois. There is very little discussion about such developments but, for me,…

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Moreover, I would like to say that the sort of polar inertia we witnessed in the Kosovo War, the polar inertia involving 'automated war'…

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How can we live if there is no more here and everything is now?

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The simulator is the stage in-between television and virtual reality, a moment, a phase. The simulator is a moment that leads to cyberspace, that…

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These new technologies try to make virtual reality more powerful than actual reality, which is the true accident. The day when virtual reality becomes…

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