The history of the devil / Vilém Flusser ; translated by Rodrigo Maltez Novaes ; edited by Siegfried Zielinski.

Author/creator Flusser, Vilém
Other author Novaes, Rodrigo Maltez.
Other author Zielinski, Siegfried.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoMinneapolis, Minnesota : Univocal Publishing, [2014]
Descriptionxxi, 218 pages ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Uniform titleHistória do Diabo. English
SeriesFlusser Archive collection
Flusser, Vilém, 1920-1991. Flusser Archive collection. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Introduction -- The Devil's childhood -- Lust -- Wrath -- Gluttony -- Envy and greed -- Pride -- Sloth and the sadness of the heart -- Post scriptum.
Abstract "In The History of the Devil, Flusser frames the human situation from a pseudo-religious point of view. The phenomenal world, or reality in a general sense, is identified as the Devil, and that which transcends phenomena, or the philosophers' and theologians' reality, is identified as God. Referencing Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in its structure, Flusser provocatively leads the reader through an existential exploration of nothingness as the bedrock of reality, where phenomenon and transcendence, Devil and God become fused and confused. So radically confused, in fact, that Flusser suggests we abandon the quotation marks from the terms Devil and God. At this moment of abysmal confusion, we must make the existential decisions that give direction to our lives"--Publisher's description.
General noteTranslation of: História do Diabo.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014943771
ISBN9781937561222
ISBN1937561224

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