Michel De Certeau quotes

Along with the lazy man... the dying man is the immoral man: the former, a subject that does not work; the latter, an object that no longer even makes itself available to be worked on by others. (Michel De Certeau)
The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual. View quote
Michel De Certeau
The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere. View quote
Michel De Certeau
Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious. View quote
Michel De Certeau

Michel De Certeau

Occupation: French Writer
Born: May 17, 1925
Died: January 9, 1986
Quotes count: 4

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