ok so i read this article on the dangers of postmodernism (https://areomagazine.com/2017/03/27/how-french-intellectuals-ruined-the-west-postmodernism-and-its-impact-explained/ …) i disagree with a lot of it, but it’s not a bad article
This is the argument of Mary Poovey who advocates using it as a 'toolbox' to question things but not going all the way & denying reality.
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I agree that that would be a useful/pragmatic approach. However, it can be hard to agree on where that line is.
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I don't tend to think so. Most claims can be found to be true, false or unknown. Evidence can be presented & significance discussed.
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I think it is hard to define the line if there are no parameters, correct.
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My point is that post-modernism can't frame a society. If everyone was consistent with it, we'd be toast.
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