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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Replying to @stevenjshirley @GodDoesnt and
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @stevenjshirley and
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt and
The question is what is "authority"? And does power (money, race, gender, status) impact speech. Postmodernism looks at power dynamics.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt and
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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Replying to @stevenjshirley @GodDoesnt and
That's about subjective experience. We all know that exists.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt and
The point is how hard it is to access perspectives. Have you thought "like a bat" lately? As a country we fail when cannot do that well.
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Replying to @stevenjshirley @GodDoesnt and
I recommend working to reduce censorship in your universities as a first step.Then you can access many more whilst learning to evaluate them
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt and
How do we have a censorship problem at universities? Loud, uncomfortable protests are not censorship.
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I'm so glad you asked. I'm publishing a thing on this in a few days. Includes a survey heavily dominated by American academics/students.
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