Tuesday, September 24, 2019

What is postmodernism?


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What is postmodernism? Here is my definition
Postmodernism is an intellectual movement that foresees a major shift in artistic or epistemological values away from 20th century values
Although there are many different types of postmodernism, I believe that they all share a common theme: an anticipation towards something new either in art or epistemology (study of knowledge).

Given this theme, I believe that postmodernism can be one of the most creative topics in philosophy. It's just important to know that there are many different types of postmodernism and they often disagree with each other.

The photo above is Jacques Derrida who is considered to be one of the most influential postmodern philosophers.

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