I bought this after becoming interested following *Simulacra*. True to the style of a French philosopher, it is abstruse and difficult, but I am taking on the challenge.

I first borrowed *Seino's Teachings* from the library because it was on the recommended reading list. Although I struggled with the difficult translation style, it served as a turning point that completely changed my way of thinking. I purchased a new copy and am reading it thoroughly for the second time. I believe it is a very valuable book because it has significantly changed my perspective on the world.

I am not sure if it is because I am lacking, but despite my efforts to read it, I simply cannot understand it. I can grasp only the overall context; I have no idea what each paragraph is trying to say. The unnecessary supplementary explanations scattered throughout make it even more uncomfortable to read. I am simply envious of those who manage to read and understand this book.

This is my first encounter with Bogriard. I highly recommend that anyone living in the modern world read his work. Now, I plan to read *Simulacra and Simulation*. By the way, unless it was the author's intention... the bold text in this book is the worst. The readability is terrible. Please, I beg the publishers to remove the bold text next time. It is a shame, as this is a book that I want to keep thinking about while reading.

After reading this book and understanding the framework of humans trapped in a consumer society designed to maintain the system, and later learning that Jean Bourdiard's concepts of simulation and simulacra appeared in the movie *The Matrix*, I was able to understand the philosophy and values within the Wachowski brothers' films that I had not understood as a child.

Just as one cannot solve an equation without knowing addition and subtraction, it is difficult to understand the characteristics of capitalism and the author's work without first reading a book that provides a brief interpretation. However, if you read it with the ability to understand the author's intentions and content, it will be a truly valuable book.

Baudrillard is a late postmodernist. Going beyond early postmodernism, which rejected existing ideas, values, and systems and remained in a state of license, he presents a new perspective on the world. Through this, he defines our lives as being dominated by fakes that seem more real than the real thing. A simulacrum refers to a replica that deviates from the original and is closer to reality. Simulation refers to the process of creating simulacra—in other words, the process of simulacrating

Baudrillard’s *The Society of Consumption*, which served as the ideological foundation of simulation, is famous as a work written by a humanities scholar rather than a scholar of film. He established a theory of consumption by examining the formal rituals of objects, the miraculous state of consumption, and the vicious cycle of economic growth. He discussed the social logic of consumption and explored theses for the theory by observing the dissection of the corpse of Homo economicus and the

While the design may not receive high marks, that is not the important point. As Baudrillard said, this era can truly be called a "society of consumption." Goods are no longer "consumed" for their use value, but for their exchange value, driven by a system of signified value. In this text, much of Marx's theory remains within Baudrillard. It is somewhat disappointing, however, that in his later writings, he parted ways with Marxist theory, gradually immersed himself in postmodernism, and