Vampyroteuthis Infernalis A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste |
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| Author:
| Flusser, Vilém
Bec, Louis
Flusser, Vilém |
| Translator:
| Pakis, Valentine A. |
| Series title: | Posthumanities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-7822-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.50 |
Book Description:
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How far apart are humans from animals--even the "vampire squid from hell"? Playing the scientist/philosopher/provocateur, Vilém Flusser uses this question as a springboard to dive into a literal and a philosophical ocean. Part scientific treatise, part spoof, part philosophical discourse, part fable,Vampyroteuthis Infernalis gives its author ample room to ruminate on human--andnonhuman--life. Considering the human condition along with the vampire squid/octopus condition seems...
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How far apart are humans from animals--even the "vampire squid from hell"? Playing the scientist/philosopher/provocateur, Vilém Flusser uses this question as a springboard to dive into a literal and a philosophical ocean. Part scientific treatise, part spoof, part philosophical discourse, part fable,Vampyroteuthis Infernalis gives its author ample room to ruminate on human--andnonhuman--life. Considering the human condition along with the vampire squid/octopus condition seems appropriate because "we are both products of an absurd coincidence . . . we are poorly programmed beings full of defects," Flusser writes.