Fundamental perspectives: simulacra, history and the influence of Schelling on contemporary thought

Abstract

The article brings up an analysis of the notion of the Real and the notion of Reality in  contemporary thought in order to show the influence and relevance of the concept of “Grund” and “Remainder” by Schelling in ŽiŽek. The paper proposes from Schelling´s perspective a reading of something “which does not exist, [but] continues to insist” (Welcome to the Desert of the Real) that explains the conformation of Real and reality (ŽiŽek) and reality and simulacrum (Baudrillard)