Paul-virilio

Paul Virilio

Paul Virilio trained as an artist in stained glass, working with Braque and Matisse, as well as studying philosophy at the Sorbonne. In 1975 he was made director of the Ecole spéciale d'architecture in Paris. He retired from teaching in 1998 and now works with private organizations on projects to house the homeless in Paris. He has written many books, including War and Cinema, Open Sky, and Ground Zero.

Books

  • 9781844673469-frontcover

    War and Cinema

    A rich and suggestive analysis of military “ways of seeing”

  • 9781844672080-frontcover

    Open Sky

    A passionate critique of information technology and the global media.

  • 9781844675784-frontcover

    Strategy of Deception

    A trenchant critique of new techniques of waging war, and its reduction to images on a screen. 

  • 9781844670598-frontcover

    The Information Bomb

    Virilio's exploration of the relationship between technology, war and information technology.

  • 9781859844168-ground-zero

    Ground Zero

    This book seeks to comprehend the philosophical meaning of September 11 and will leave untouched none of the prevailing views currently propagated.