resemblance (philosophy)

Breaks down the distinctions between an impressive collection of pairs-from animals to food to geography, fashion, and more-offering enlightening trivia, amusing tidbits, and unforgettable facts.

"Danny and the dinosaur": When Danny visits the museum, he thinks it would be nice to play with a dinosaur. It's great fun when the dinosaur is just as eager to play with Danny. The two spend a whole day together. "The Island of the Skog": A band of mice and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a hostile Skog with gigantic feet. But when the two parties finally meet face to face, they find they have a lot more in common than they thought. "The beast of Monsieur Racine": Monsieur Racine lays a trap and catches a marauder, a strange but harmless-looking beast, who has been stealing his prize pears. What happens when Monsieur Racine presents his catch to the Academy of Science throws Paris into an uproar.

Jean Baudrillard presents his theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditure.