Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
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)
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