Wi-fi at the Black Forest

Abstract

This review presents the book Heidegger and the Media, by David J. Gunkel and Paul A. Taylor. It offers to the readers a critical analysis about the main points covered by the authors. The book is organized in four chapters, besides an introduction and a conclusion. In the beginning, it approaches the relevance of Heideggerian thought for the media field. Then, it faces the problems concerning the ‘truth’ and the ‘object’ according to the terms proposed by the German philosopher. Finally, the book epitomizes the influence of Heidegger’s works over thinkers more devoted to media studies as Mcluhan.