Abstract
In his Seduction, Baudrillard interprets Kierkegaard's concept of seduction: he regards seduction as a behavior of the "aesthetic stage", including Don Juan's physical seduction and the spiritual seduction of Johannes, represented as the male's desire and seduction to women, and also as a guiding spirit of Socrates' maieutics and Jesus' sermons, while Baudrillard is concerned more about nature of women's seduction. He regards seduction as a game which disintegrates the hierarchy of gender, power and production with its superficiality and meaninglessness, from the post-modern perspective. He considers Johannes' seduction as an artificial strategy, which is the mirror image of the female seduction and therefore is a stronger reflection of the invincibility of seduction. His concept of seduction follows Kierkegaard's reflection on reason, and also highlights the postmodern deconstruction of seduction.
First Page
193
Last Page
200
Recommended Citation
Shang, Jingjian. 2017. "Seduction: from the "Aesthetic Stage" to the Postmodern Mirror: Baudrillard's Interpretation of Kierkegaard's Seduction." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 37, (5): pp.193-200. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss5/9
