Heidegger’s cell phone – ubiquitous communication and existential distance

Is the cell phone an indispensable identitary element in the contemporary society or a factor of existential alienation and inauthenticity? Starting from the Heidegger’s analysis of human identity in Being and Time (first part) and from a wide-ranging literature review about mobile communication (se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: António Fidalgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Matrizes
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/matrizes/article/view/38242