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Simulacrum: For Baudrillard, a simulacrum is a copy without an original. It is a sign that refers to nothing but itself. Baudrillard argues that we live in a world of simulacra, where images and representations have replaced reality. See also World, Reality, Fiction, Pictures, Signs, Imagination, Knowledge, Certainty._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Baudrillard, Jean | Simulacrum | Baudrillard, Jean | |
Mbembe, Achille | Simulacrum | Mbembe, Achille | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-11-02 |