"Historically, the various modes of communicationhave competed with one another. The replacement
of the older narration by information, of information
by sensation, reflects the increasing atrophy
of experience."
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Quote of the Day
In the aftermath of all the Michael Jackson hoopla, these lines from the eminent German literary and cultural critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) seem especially pertinent:
"Historically, the various modes of communication
have competed with one another. The replacement
of the older narration by information, of information
by sensation, reflects the increasing atrophy
of experience."
"Historically, the various modes of communicationhave competed with one another. The replacement
of the older narration by information, of information
by sensation, reflects the increasing atrophy
of experience."
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