Jean Baudrillard Quotes on Truth
Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist and philosopher and one of the most provocative voices of late twentieth-century social theory. This page collects quotes attributed to Jean Baudrillard on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Jean Baudrillard:
“We live in the desert of the real.”
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Attributed to Jean Baudrillard:
“Simulation precedes reality in the postmodern era.”
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Attributed to Jean Baudrillard:
“Hyperreality replaces reality in the age of mass media.”
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Attributed to Jean Baudrillard:
“The Gulf War did not take place.”
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Attributed to Jean Baudrillard:
“We have to forget that we are dealing with copies; that is the secret of the simulacrum.”