The Vital Illusion

by Jean Baudrillard

Book Overview

Aren't we actually sick of sex, of difference, of emancipation, of culture? With this provocative taunt, the indomitable sociologist Jean Baudrillard challenges us to face up to our deadly, technologically empowered renunciation of mortality and subjectivity as he grapples with the complex issues that define our postmillennial world. What does the advent and proliferation of cloning mean for our sense of ourselves as human beings? What does the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231121008
• ISBN13: 9780231121002
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 7.3"