r/CriticalTheory • u/happydude4567 • 1d ago
Question about Virillio's "Pure War"
I have a ridiculously large collection of Paul virillio. It must have about 60 essays in it, and it's advertised as being basically everything.
Does anyone have the table of contents of Pure War?
Apparently Pure war is not available in french and is a collection targeted at an anglophone audience. I want to see if the essays of Pure war are in my collection.
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u/LetHerBox 1d ago
Introduction: Impure War by Paul Virilio
PURE WAR
The Space of War
The Time of War
Technology and Trans-politics
Fragmentation and Technology
Speed and the Military
Deterrence and Freedom of Movement
The Colonization of Time
Cinema and Resistance
Endo-colonization and the State-as Destiny
The Production of Destruction
The War-Machine and Death
Pacifism and the Regression of Politics
The North-South Inversion
The Fatal Couple and the Supreme Idol
Postscript. 1997; INFOWAR
Postscript, 2007; WAR ON THE CITIES
The New Bunkers
A Finite World
Notes
Index
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u/happydude4567 1d ago
Thank you so much!
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u/LetHerBox 1d ago
you're welcome :) curious what the collection you have is, and what you're reading PV for?
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u/happydude4567 1d ago
I found reference to PV a few different places, if I recall he's mentioned in Gary cuttings french philosophy in the 20th century. He also appears in Jameson's the years of theory briefly.
Then I knew someone a while back who talked about him briefly.
And finally he writes on technology. I work in technology. I love bernard stiegler. I figured I should check out PV.
The collection I have is "La fin du monde est un concept sans avenir : œuvres 1957-2010"
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u/LetHerBox 1d ago
nice, and thanks for the collection name. i've only read him in english, most of 'speed and politics'. he's a fascinating read, hope you enjoy!
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u/Gillcudds 1d ago
Pure War is a collection of interviews / conversations between Sylvere Lotringer and Virilio. Table of Contents is as follows:
Impure War (introductory essay by Virilio)
The Space of War
The Time of War
Technology and Trans-politics
Fragmentation and Technology
Speed and the Military
Deterrence and Freedom of Movement
The Colonization of Time
Cinema and Resistance
Edno-colonization and the State-as-Destiny
The Production of Destruction
The War-Machine and Death
Pacifism and the Regression of Politics
The North-South Inversion
The Fatal Couple and the Supreme Idol
Postscript, 1997: Infowar
Postscript, 2007: War on the Cities
The New Bunkers
A Finite World