Paul Virilio 1932 – 2018
Paul Virilio (1932 – 2018) was a French philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Continental Philosophy and Post-Structuralism.
Paul Virilio was a French philosopher, urbanist, and cultural theorist whose work made speed the central category of contemporary politics. Trained as an architect and shaped by his experience of total war and bombardment, he founded in Speed and Politics the discipline he called dromology, the science of speed and movement. War and Cinema, The Aesthetics of Disappearance, and The Original Accident developed his thesis that every new technology arrives with its own characteristic catastrophe, and that political space and perception are increasingly governed by the logistics of vision and acceleration.
Key facts
- Nationality
- French
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Continental Philosophy, Post-Structuralism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Paul Virilio:
“Speed is the hope of the West.”
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“When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck.”
Politics of the Very Worst , New York: Semiotext(e), 1999, p. 89 -
Attributed to Paul Virilio:
“Politics is no longer in space; it is in time.”
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“Every technology carries its own negativity, invented at the same time as technical progress.”
Politics of the Very Worst , New York: Semiotext(e), 1999, p. 89 -
Attributed to Paul Virilio:
“The accident reveals the substance.”
Frequently asked about Paul Virilio
- When did Paul Virilio live?
- Paul Virilio was born in 1932 and died in 2018.
- Where was Paul Virilio from?
- Paul Virilio was a French philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Paul Virilio associated with?
- Paul Virilio was associated with Continental Philosophy and Post-Structuralism.
- What was Paul Virilio known for?
- Paul Virilio was a French philosopher, urbanist, and cultural theorist whose work made speed the central category of contemporary politics.
- How many quotes are attributed to Paul Virilio?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Paul Virilio in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.