The vital illusion

113 Pages·2000·0.447 MB·English

by  Witwer, Julia, Baudrillard, Jean

The Vital Illusion
Wellek Library Lectures
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Critical Theory Institute. The following lectures were given in
May .
The Critical Theory Institute
John Carlos Rowe, Director
The Vital illusion
Jean Baudrillard
Edited by Julia Witwer
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Baudrillard, Jean.
The vital illusion / Jean Baudrillard ;
edited by Julia Witwer.
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Includes index.
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. Reality. . Virtual reality. . Cloning.
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contents
1. The Final Solution: Cloning Beyond the
Human and Inhuman 
2. The Millennium, or The Suspense of the
Year  
3. The Murder of the Real 
Notes 
Index 

The Vital Illusion

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The Final Solution:
Cloning Beyond
the Human
and Inhuman