Abstract

This paper is basically a presentation of the tenets of Jean Baudrillard’s philosophy in a language and level that can be easily understood by Filipino students and scholars of philosophy, cultural studies and Philippine studies. The discussion of Baudrillard’s philosophy revolves around 1) his Marxist phase, 2) his anti-Marxist phase, and 3) postmodern phase. The ultimate aim of this paper is to suggest some aspects and dimensions of Philippine society and culture that can be analyzed using some of Baudrillard’s thoughts as interpretive frameworks, as well as to challenge the said Filipino students and scholars of philosophy, cultural studies and Philippine studies to creatively and effectively appropriate such theories for the enrichment of the theoretical corpus of Philippine studies. This paper is part of a series of similar works done by one of the co-authors that dealt with Adorno, Schleiermacher and Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer and Bultmann, Lyotard, and Bourdieu.