The Truth of the Technological World: Essays on the Genealogy of Presence

Friedrich A. Kittler

Published by Stanford University Press 2014

The Truth of the Technological World

Essays on the Genealogy of Presence

Friedrich A. Kittler
Translated by: Erik Butler

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804792622

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Collection of essays from throughout the author's career.

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Philosopher, cultural historian, and literary critic Friedrich Kittler had appointments at several German and American universities over the course of his academic career, concluding with his tenure as Chair of Aesthetics and Media History at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

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1. Poet, Mother, Child: On the Romantic Invention of Sexuality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Nietzsche (1844–1900) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. Lullaby of Birdland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
4. The God of the Ears Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
5. Flechsig, Schreber, Freud: An Information Network at the Turn of the Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
6. Romanticism, Psychoanalysis, Film: A Story of Doubles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
7. Media and Drugs in Pynchon’s Second World War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
8. Heinrich von Ofterdingen as Data Feed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
9. World-Breath: On Wagner’s Media Technology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
10. The City Is a Medium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
11. Rock Music: A Misuse of Military Equipment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
12. Signal-to-Noise Ratio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
13. The Artificial Intelligence of World War: Alan Turing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
14. Unconditional Surrender Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
15. Protected Mode Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
16. There Is No Software Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
17. Il fiore delle truppe scelte Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
18. Eros and Aphrodite Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
19. Homer and Writing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
20. The Alphabet of the Greeks: On the Archeology of Writing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
21. In the Wake of the Odyssey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
22. Martin Heidegger, Media, and the Gods of Greece: De-severance Heralds the Approach of the Gods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
23. Pathos and Ethos: An Aristotelian Observation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
24. Media History as the Event of Truth: On the Singularity of Friedrich A. Kittler’s Works—An Afterword by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	389

Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 400
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7

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Published: September 17, 2014
ISBN: 9780804792622