Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Jean Baudrillard
Born: July 27, 1929
Died: March 6, 2007 (aged 77)
Bio: Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and specifically post-structuralism.
Known for:
- Simulacra and Simulation (1981)
- The system of objects (1996)
- The spirit of terrorism (2002)
- Symbolic exchange and death (1993)
- The transparency of evil (1990)
Jean Baudrillard Quotes