And how did that work in the civil rights movement? Did we have "perspectives"? There was truth which was experienced, then communicated.
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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Very badly.
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Sometimes perhaps, but often critical. This philosophy classic defines "subjective truth": https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://organizations.utep.edu/Portals/1475/nagel_bat.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjm_rL0vfvWAhVllFQKHdUOBm4QFghJMAQ&usg=AOvVaw2q9x13C7myGJyILw9BOdbu …
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