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hyperreality [ˌhaɪpərɪˈælɪtɪ] n pl -ties (Sociology) (Philosophy) an image or simulation, or an aggregate of images and simulations, that either distorts the reality it purports to depict or does not in fact depict anything with a real existence at all, but which nonetheless comes to constitute reality How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Two decades back, Jean Baudrillard's ideas about hyperreality and the simulacrum were a provocation: "The very definition of the real has become: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction. There was an "insane ease of life, to counteract the hyperreality of everything. Serendipities, Travels in Hyperreality, and How to Travel with a Salmon. |
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