Guy Debord

Guy Debord
Born
Guy Ernest Debord

(1931-12-28)28 December 1931
Paris, France
Died30 November 1994(1994-11-30) (aged 62)
EducationUniversity of Paris (no degree)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Letterist International
Situationist
Western Marxism/Ultra-left
Main interests
Class struggle
Commodity fetishism
Reification
Social alienation
Social theory
Notable ideas
Dérive
Détournement
Psychogeography
Recuperation
Spectacle
Signature
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Guy-Ernest Debord (/dəˈbɔːr/; French: [gi dəbɔʁ]; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International.[1][2] He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.

Debord is best known for his 1967 essay The Society of the Spectacle.

  1. ^ "Dead Bored: Debord's Dead! Andrew Hussey on the death of a turbulent thinker". Philosophynow.org. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Never Work by Guy Debord 1963". www.marxists.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.