The body is not simply the combination of dance, muscles, body-building, strength and sex: it is a universe.
Paul VirilioThere cannot be an animal body without a territorial body: three bodies are grafted over each other: the territorial body - the planet, the social body - the couple, and the animal body - you and me. And technology splits this unity, leaving us without a sense of where we are. This, too, is de-realization.
Paul VirilioNowadays, the tragedy of war is mediated through technology. It is no longer mediated through a human being with moral responsibilities.
Paul VirilioFor 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.
Paul Virilio