Spoken like a Fundie attacking science (ie evolution) that they don't understand. Postmodern critique was/is used to uncover power and ideology in our knowledge production systems (epistemology). This is beneficial to science as it sheds light on prejudice disguised as science.
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Replying to @ponponpontifex @GodDoesnt
Agreed. That's why I refer to it as the 'Postmodern Critique'. To me it is just a useful tool in certain circumstances, one that remains useful even to those of us who would not identify with the overall project as such.
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Replying to @ponponpontifex @GodDoesnt
I'm willing to accept that. I'm mainly speaking about it because I think there are a lot of problematic interpretations (on all sides) that are threatening to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
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Replying to @alangnixon @GodDoesnt
I wonder if postmodernists were more balanced politically if those on the center/right would be as concerned with such a small group of people.
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Replying to @MatthewFacciani @GodDoesnt
Probably not. I also don't think that most people realise how small the group of 'pure postmodernists' (for want of a better term) actually is. I don't know anyone on my faculty that only uses postmodern ideas. They are generally used as part of a suite, at appropriate moments.
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It isn't pure postmodernism that it is the problem. That phase ended 20 years ago and it was never clear enough to be popular. The next wave condensed certain ideas and made them user-friendly and fit for activism and social engineering. They criticisied the PoMos for not being
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Okay so what specific group is the problem? And what evidence is there that they have any meaningful impact beyond the occasional college protest?
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Oh goodness. I wrote about this in these two primarily. I am not sure this is something that can be explained on Twitter if you're genuinely not aware of this. There's a lot. https://areomagazine.com/2018/02/07/no-postmodernism-is-not-dead-and-other-misconceptions/ …https://areomagazine.com/2017/10/24/the-state-of-the-campus-and-womens-self-censorship/ …
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Thanks for sharing! Yes, Twitter isn’t ideal for diving into this, but I’ll read the articles when I get a chance and share my thoughts.
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