Simulacra and Simulation

Simulacra and Simulation
Cover of the first edition
AuthorJean Baudrillard
Original titleSimulacres et Simulation
TranslatorsPaul Foss, Paul Batton & Philip Beitchman
LanguageFrench
SubjectSimulacra, Semiotics
PublisherÉditions Galilée (French) & Semiotext(e) (English)
Publication date
1981
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1983
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages164 pp
ISBN2-7186-0210-4 (French) & ISBN 0-472-06521-1 (English)
OCLC7773126
194 19
LC ClassBD236 .B38

Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical treatise by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which he seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

Simulacra are copies that depict things that either had no original, or that no longer have an original.[1] Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time.[2]

  1. ^ Goldman, Robert; Papson, Stephen (30 August 2003). "Simulacra definition". Information technology. Canton, New York: St. Lawrence University. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Banks, Jerry; Carson, John S. II; Nelson, Barry L.; Nicol, David M. (2001). Discrete-Event System Simulation. London, England: Pearson Education. p. 3. ISBN 0-13-088702-1.