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Paul Virilio, born on January 4, 1932, is a French philosopher, cultural theorist, and urbanist. His research focuses on themes such as speed, technology, war, and urban environments, offering profound insights into the rapid changes and urbanization processes of modern society.

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“The speed of light does not merely transform the world. It becomes the world. Globalization is the speed of light.”

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“Wealth is the hidden side of speed and speed the hidden side of wealth.”

Sides Wealth Speed

Book:Pure war

Source: Pure war

“While the human gaze becomes more and more fixed, losing some of its natural speed and sensitivity, photographic shots, on the contrary, become even faster.”

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“I pursue through my research on speed and on my study of the organisation of the revolution of the means of transportation.”

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“Thus my research on dromology, on the logic and impact of speed, necessarily implies the study of the organisation of territory.”

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“Today, almost all-current technologies put the speed of light to work.”

Light Today Technology Currents Speed Speed Of Light

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“As I have said many times before, the speed of light does not merely transform the world. It becomes the world. Globalization is the speed of light. And it is nothing else!”

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“Globalization cannot take shape without the speed of light.”

Light Shapes Speed Globalization Speed Of Light

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“Today, everything is about speed and real time. We are no longer concerned with real space.”

Real Today Space Concerned Speed

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“As I have been arguing for a long time now, there is a real need not simply for a political economy of wealth but also for a political economy of speed.”

Needs Long Has Beens Real Political Wealth Economy Long Time Speed Arguing Political Economy

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“For instance, in 1999, Bill Gates not only published a new book on work at the speed of thought but also detailed how Microsoft's 'Falconview' software would enable the destruction of bridges in Kosovo.”

Book Destruction Bills Speed Instance Bridges Gates Software Microsoft New Books Kosovo

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“Speed now illuminates reality whereas light once gave objects of the world their shape.”

World Reality Light Objects Shapes Speed

Book:The Administration of Fear

Source: The Administration of Fear

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Born: January 4, 1932
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