Humanist and Materialist Perspectives on Communication: The Work of Álvaro Vieira Pinto

The present paper recovers the notion of technology present in the works of the Brazilian philosopher Álvaro Vieira Pinto written during the 1970s. Pinto made humanist and materialist contributions to the study of communication(s). The paper connects the author’s contributions to communication theor...

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Main Author:	Rafael Grohmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	tripleC 2016-10-01
Series:	tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
Subjects:	communication technology communication theory Brazil.
Online Access:	https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/743

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spelling	doaj-d8e377892cec4b1db24c41a25c6f715b2020-11-24T21:26:07ZengtripleCtripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique1726-670X1726-670X2016-10-01142438–450438–45010.31269/triplec.v14i2.743743Humanist and Materialist Perspectives on Communication: The Work of Álvaro Vieira PintoRafael Grohmann0University of São Paulo/ FIAM-FAAM – Laureate Universities/ Cásper Líbero, São Paulo, BrazilThe present paper recovers the notion of technology present in the works of the Brazilian philosopher Álvaro Vieira Pinto written during the 1970s. Pinto made humanist and materialist contributions to the study of communication(s). The paper connects the author’s contributions to communication theory with different theoretical and epistemological approaches, discussing the Zeitgeist of things, the post-human and the immaterial. Vieira Pinto anticipated theoretical questions that are relevant in current debates in communication theory.https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/743communicationtechnologycommunication theoryBrazil.
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title	Humanist and Materialist Perspectives on Communication: The Work of Álvaro Vieira Pinto
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description	The present paper recovers the notion of technology present in the works of the Brazilian philosopher Álvaro Vieira Pinto written during the 1970s. Pinto made humanist and materialist contributions to the study of communication(s). The paper connects the author’s contributions to communication theory with different theoretical and epistemological approaches, discussing the Zeitgeist of things, the post-human and the immaterial. Vieira Pinto anticipated theoretical questions that are relevant in current debates in communication theory.
topic	communication technology communication theory Brazil.
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Humanist and Materialist Perspectives on Communication: The Work of Álvaro Vieira Pinto

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