Theory & Philosophy

Jean Baudrillard's "The System of Objects"

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Sep 18, 2019
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Man as Cybernetician

  • Modern man becomes a "cybernetician," obsessed with information flow.
  • This foreshadows Baudrillard's later work on simulation and media.
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Blurring Reality

  • Baudrillard questions the real versus artificial binary.
  • He suggests they are intertwined and signify each other.
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Human Submission

  • Humans try to dominate objects, but become subservient to the system.
  • The lines blur between humans and objects, creating a simulacrum.
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