Baudrillard, Jean

Fatal Strategies, new edition (Foreign Agents)

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ISBN 13:
9781584350613
author:
Baudrillard, Jean
format:
Paperback
publisher:
MIT Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2008
Pages:
230
Dimensions:
154mm X 229mm
Genre:
Society, Politics & Philosophy
Condition:
New
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Fatal Strategies by Jean Baudrillard was first published in French in 1983 and marked a significant turning point in his work. This book represents a theory as proliferative, ecstatic, and hallucinatory as the postmodern world it aims to describe. Baudrillard argues against the predetermined outcomes of dialectical thought with his renowned passion, mounting an attack against the "false problems" posed by Western philosophy. He proposes Pataphysics, Alfred Jarry's absurdist philosophy, as a supplementary framework for understanding the universe. This work showcases Baudrillard's extrapolationist manner and his attempt to replace circular arguments with a ritualistic Theater of Cruelty. Published in 2008, Fatal Strategies is a profound critique of American politics and an important step towards Baudrillard's examination of evil.

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