Jean Baudrillard: Simulacra and Simulation

About this episode

This episode explores Jean Baudrillard's concepts of simulation and hyperreality as discussed in his work Simulacra and Simulation.

This excerpt from Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation explores the concept of simulation and its impact on reality. Baudrillard argues that simulation has superseded representation, creating a hyperreal where signs no longer refer to a deeper meaning but exist as self-referential systems.

People in this episode

Host: Tschäff

Topics covered

• simulation
• reality
• hyperreality
• representation
• philosophy

Keywords

• simulation
• hyperreal
• Baudrillard
• reality
• philosophy
• signs
• representation

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Books & works: Simulacra and Simulation

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