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Controversial opinion, but I think any substantive critique of postmodernism has to acknowledge the fact that the postmodernists have a point. That supposedly n
by lordleft 4y ago
Controversial opinion, but I think any substantive critique of postmodernism has to acknowledge the fact that the postmodernists have a point. That supposedly neutral institutions or concepts do contain biases that favor certain interests. My objection to postmodernism is that instead of arguing for a better rationality, a more self-aware rationality, it jettisons rationality, and leaves us with no cogent foundation for morality, justice, etc.
- gizajob 4y agoSmart philosophers call that phenomenon "hypernegation"
- brokenkebab2 4y agoIt's not a point if postmodernism, however. Noting that earthly life is unfair, and humans (and therefore human institutions) are inherently morally fallible predates postmodernism by millenia. The novelty of postmodernism thought was their claim that reality is not defined externally, and therefore its presumed unfairness makes it a sort of conspiracy intended to perpetuate that unfairness.