num_pages: 136
description: "This book is of major importance to the debate on the postmodern question."-Jean François Lyotard. "This is Vattimo at his best-and at his best he is very, very good, which is to say, erudite, witty, engaging, and precise. I do not think anyone comes close to Vattimo in his ability to correlate complex philosophical issues and arguments, such as those of Heidegger or Benjamin on such topics as `the origin of the work of art' or technology and artistic production, with current social and cultural-political issues."-Hayden White.
language: English
title: The Transparent Society
titlecomplete: The Transparent Society (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 93
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press