referents
(en)
(noun, linguistics) the thing that a word or phrase denotes or stands for
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the series turned into a fancy puzzle without any external referents
on Lost
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the series turned into a fancy puzzle without any external referents
on Lost
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charnel
(en)
(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited
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the internet's constantly churning charnel house of pointless provocation
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the internet's constantly churning charnel house of pointless provocation
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hyperreality
(en)
in semiotics and postmodernism: an inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality, especially in technologically advanced postmodern societies
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Jean Baudrillard termed hyperreality—a network of surface appearance so densely configured and mediated through the manipulation of images as to displace our sense of what’s real. What we think of as the financial system is something that resides only on the surface
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Jean Baudrillard termed hyperreality—a network of surface appearance so densely configured and mediated through the manipulation of images as to displace our sense of what’s real. What we think of as the financial system is something that resides only on the surface
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hermeneutic
(en)
the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts
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We can continue to think of the story of the last forty years as the rising global reach of neoliberalism, and this hermeneutic explains a lot—nearly everything, in fact.
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We can continue to think of the story of the last forty years as the rising global reach of neoliberalism, and this hermeneutic explains a lot—nearly everything, in fact.
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