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Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical treatise by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which he seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.
Baudrillard was born in Reims, northeastern France, on 27 July 1929.His grandparents were farm workers and his father a gendarme.During high school (at the Lycée at Reims), he became aware of 'pataphysics, a parody of the philosophy of science, via philosophy professor Emmanuel Peillet, which is said to be crucial for understanding Baudrillard's later thought.
A simulacra or simulacrum is a representation or imitation of a thing or person. Simulacra may also refer to: Simulacra (video game), a 2017 horror video game developed by Kaigan Games. Simulacrum (album), an album composed by John Zorn and released in 2015. Simulacra and Simulation, a 1981 philosophical treatise written by Jean Baudrillard.
The book's title comes from a quote delivered by the character Morpheus in the 1999 film The Matrix: "Welcome to the desert of the real". [1] Both Žižek's title and the line from The Matrix refer to a phrase in Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation. [2] Part of this phrase appears in the following context of the book:
A simulacrum (pl.: simulacra or simulacrums, from Latin simulacrum, meaning "likeness, semblance") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. [1] The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god .
This is a list of important publications in philosophy, organized by field.The publications on this list are regarded as important because they have served or are serving as one or more of the following roles:
Democrats are licking their wounds after Vice President Harris’s defeat to President-elect Trump, but already are looking toward who might lead their party in a 2028 presidential contest.
Wolterstorff was born on January 21, 1932, [4] to Dutch emigrants in a small farming community in southwest Minnesota. [5] [6] After earning his BA in philosophy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1953, he entered Harvard University, where he earned his MA and PhD in philosophy, completing his studies in 1956.