Baudrillard, Jean

Radical Alterity (Foreign Agents)

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ISBN 13:
9781584350491
author:
Baudrillard, Jean
format:
Paperback
publisher:
MIT Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2008
Pages:
165
Dimensions:
152mm X 229mm
Genre:
Society, Politics & Philosophy
Condition:
New
supplier_id:
65
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£12.83

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Jean Baudrillard and Marc Guillaume explore the concept of radical alterity in this collection of provocative seminars. Published in 2008, it examines the traces of "otherness" in our world, from artificial intelligence to contemporary photography. The authors discuss how radical alterity remains a challenge to thought, a crack in the shell of universal understanding, and potentially the linchpin of communication itself. This book includes an additional essay by Baudrillard, "Because Illusion and Reality Are Not Opposed," making it a valuable resource for those interested in philosophy and movements. Written in 1990 and 1991, this work is no longer available in French and offers a unique insight into the themes of alterity and "otherness" that appear throughout Baudrillard's oeuvre.

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