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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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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That's about subjective experience. We all know that exists.
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Cognitive psych (&, relatedly, 2 Econ Nobels) would not suggest you have access to that kind of factual evaluation.
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Very limited individually, yes. This is why the process of exchange of ideas among ppl with diverse viewpoints is so valuable.
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OK. To Steven's points, whose diverse viewpoints are heard? Are my students' views weighed as much as mine? In theory, yes. In practice, no.
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By whom?
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