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Dynameis

Bausteine zu einer Geschichte der Virtualität
  • Julia Weber
Language: German
Published/Copyright: 2024
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Julia Weber’s book demonstrates how Aristotle’s understanding of virtual forces as undetectable but nonetheless effective has shaped philosophical discourse up until the modern age. It traces developments from philosophical debate about the existence of virtual forces in antiquity and the Middle Ages to the emergence of virtual spaces in the early modern period, and the appearance of virtual worlds in 18th-century literature. In this way, it reveals the seldom traced continuities and shifts between ancient philosophical discussion of forces and contemporary virtual realities.

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Author / Editor information

Julia Weber is Professor of General and Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute of Freie Universität Berlin. From 2012-2020, she directed the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group "Building Forms of Imagination. Literature and Architecture in Modernity".

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eBook published on:
May 6, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9783111322520
Hardcover published on:
May 6, 2024
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111322438
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
284
Illustrations:
5
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