In The Matrix, one of its characters (Neo) is reading a book by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. With the help of this book, Neo is trying to understand where is reality and where is the matrix of the real world.The attention of the creators of this film to the works of Baudrillard is not accidental: he was called the "guru" of postmodernity, he introduced the concept of hyperreality ("matrix ”) to denote the processes taking place in the world. According to Baudrillard, the Western world has lost its sense of reality, it is moving towards the Apocalypse, when death becomes the last bastion - any power and economy in our time is based on it.Another French philosopher - Emile Michel Sioran - agrees with Baudrillard is that European civilization is going through a deep crisis, but is trying to joke on the edge of the abyss. With gloomy humor, Sioran assesses the present and future of Europe, society, European man.The book presented to your attention contains the most significant works of these two outstanding thinkers of the 20th century.In a4 format .pdf with publisher's layout saved.