And how did that work in the civil rights movement? Did we have "perspectives"? There was truth which was experienced, then communicated.
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Slavery/race = America's national sin. Clearest way have not lived to our ideals. How did/do we improve? Listening to other perspectives.
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Well, it matters what they are. That's the important bit. You extended human rights to everyone because your values became more liberal.
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And you certainly don't need postmodernism to listen to other perspectives. You can just do that & then evaluate them factually & ethically.
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Refining that process of evaluating factual and moral claims & implementing the best ones is essentially the project of modernity.
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Yes, and recognizing it can be difficult to see others' perspectives and power distorts that view is postmodernism. Therefore, need both.
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No, it isn't. Everyone knows this. PoMo didn't invent it. It's essentially what the liberal goal for free speech was about .
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The belief that society progresses best when authority does not control what can be said but a wide range of perspectives can be considered.
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The question is what is "authority"? And does power (money, race, gender, status) impact speech. Postmodernism looks at power dynamics.
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