Technology as Symptom and Dream

by Robert Romanyshyn

The development of linear perspective in the 15th century represented a radical transformation in the European's sense of the world, the body and the self. Robert Romanyshyn's latest book examines the claim that the development of linear perspective vision was and is indispensable to the emergence of our technological world. It does so by telling the story of how an artistic technique has become a cultural habit of mind.

Genres: Philosophy, Psychology, Cultural, Sociology

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Gyrus · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll be bold and rank this as an essential book. As much a hidden history of the Cartesian split between mind and body, self and world, as it is a tale of technology’s significance in modern history, I can’t recommend it highly enough to anyone interested in the potentially apocalyptic implications of our alienation from embodiment and lived experience... More: http://dreamflesh.com/reviews/technol...

[Bill Blais · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly fascinating book that introduced me to a new way of thinking about technology, but also the meaning that clings to every aspect of life. Although it's one of his first books, I would have to say that it works for me far better than some of the more recent works.

[Elizabeth Pyjov]

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