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Simulacra and Simulation

Simulacra and Simulation
Jean Baudrillard Original title Simulacres et Simulation (French, 1981)

Simulacra and Simulation is a 1981 philosophical treatise by Jean Baudrillard, in which the author 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.

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“We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.”

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“the neighborhood is nothing but a protective zone- remodeling, disinfection, a snobbish and hygenic design- but above all in a figurative sense: it is a machine for making emptiness.”

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“This is what terrorism is occupied with as well: making real, palpable violence surface in opposition to the invisible violence of security.”

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“Animals have no unconscious, because they have a territory. Men have only had an unconscious since they lost a territory.”

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