what is simulacrum
A simulacrum (plural: simulacra from Latin: simulacrum, which means likeness, similarity), is a representation or imitation of a person or thing.The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god.he simulacrum has long been of interest to philosophers. In his Sophist, Plato speaks of two kinds of image making. The first is a faithful reproduction, attempted to copy precisely the original.