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This is a bad article really. After reading it I'm none the wiser as to what 'hyperreality' and 'simulacra' actually mean in this context. I can make guesses, b
by scrumper 11y ago
This is a bad article really. After reading it I'm none the wiser as to what 'hyperreality' and 'simulacra' actually mean in this context. I can make guesses, but the author doesn't explain his central concepts and fails to build a case around them. Am I wrong to expect much clear writing and a developed argument from a university professor? Or is the price of admission to this article a familiarity with Baudrillard's work?
- 1812Overture 11y agoIt's post-modernism. The author doesn't know what it means, and if he's a fan of Wittgenstein he'd probably argue that there's no point in even looking for meaning in it.
- hightechlowlife 11y ago"To challenge and to cope with this paradoxical state of things, we need a paradoxical way of thinking; since the world drifts into delirium, we must adopt a delirious point of view. We must no longer assume any principle of truth, of causality, or any discursive norm." Great idea, Baudrillard. Reality has become confusing, therefore, let's act like retards.