Flusser prepared each lecture as a response to the dialogs that followed the preceding lecture, thereby expanding and explicating his philosophy of language in an intense dialogical process. Despite the fact that the other side of the dialogue was not recorded, it becomes clear to the reader that the resulting discussions and polemics generated by the lectures progressively and profoundly changed Flusser’s intended trajectory for the course. This kind of philosophy in fieri was in part the result of a group effort between all of those present, and subsequently synthesized by Flusser in every essay. As a result of this experience, Flusser adopted this dialogic method as an integral part of his future work.
Vilém Flusser (1920–1991) is increasingly recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of digital and global culture.
Rodrigo Maltez Novaes has translated a number of titles by Vilém Flusser including Natural:Mind, Post-History, and most recently Immaterial Culture.