The fifth phase of the order of the simulacra: A personal reflection on the simulations of today and romance

Date of Publication

2006

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy

Subject Categories

Philosophy

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Philosophy

Thesis Adviser

Dennis D.G. Apolega

Defense Panel Chair

Elenita dLR. Garcia

Defense Panel Member

Ernest Geir M. Villacorta
Cesar J. Unson, Jr.

Abstract/Summary

A personal reflection and a philosophical undertaking that delves into the nature of how romance in our world today tends to become omnipresent and all too prominent as a result of social constructs and also, due to Baudrillard's simulacra sustaining it...

The researcher discussed the historical roots of romance and correlated it with the romantic patterns that are still evident to this very day. Due to the significant similarities, the researcher posed the philosophical problem how can individuals be emancipated from the simulacra of romance (evidently holding no truth value as it is a mere creation of individuals) when most people view it as the 'ideal' and even struggle to pattern their lives with it? Are individuals destined to live in the hyperreal world of the simulacra? The researcher used a personal approach to a critical analysis by means of her own experiences, applying Marcel's primary and secondary reflections to her own encounters with the simulacra of romance, along with her ponderings on the words 'corny', 'mushy', 'cheesy', and 'baduy' to resolve the philosophical research. Countering Baudrillard's assertion that people are left with no choice but to be stagnated in the fourth phase of the order of the simulacra (a hyperreal world with only simulations to hold on to, possessing no truth value) living in passive ecstasy, the researcher affirms a fifth phase of the order of the simulacra that arises as a result of individuals being saturated by the brooding presence of the simulacra of romance in their lives. The 'saturation' with the simulacra of romance is illustrated and demonstrated by people reacting unenthusiastically towards it, using the words 'corny', 'mushy', 'cheesy', and 'baduy' to describe a reenactment of the simulacra of romance in everyday life. Thus, the recognition of romance as a mere reenactment or copy implies that some individuals today are starting to overcome the simulacra of romance and are beginning to see it for a 'fake'. Consequently, liberating individuals from the bounds that the simulacra of romance has placed upon them and asserting their existence through living their intimate lives without reference to the once infallible and elevated simulacra of romance...

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU13816

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

121 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Romances--History and criticism; Reality; Resemblance (Philosophy)

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