Re: Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007 - AP news

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French philosopher Jean Baudrillard dies
The Associated Press
March 6, 2007

PARIS: Jean Baudrillard, a French philosopher and social theorist known for
his provocative commentaries on consumerism, excess and what he said was the
disappearance of reality, died Tuesday, his publishing house said. He was
77.

Baudrillard died at his home in Paris after a long illness, said Michel
Delorme, of the Galilee publishing house.

The two men had worked together since 1977, when "Oublier Foucault" (Forget
Foucault) was published, one of about 30 books by Baudrillard, Delorme said
by telephone.

Among his last published books was "Cool Memories V," in 2005.

Baudrillard, a sociologist by training, is perhaps best known for his
concepts of "hyperreality" and "simulation."

Baudrillard advocated the idea that spectacle is crucial in creating our
view of events