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Post modernism. There’s a well established field of thought going past to at least the 60s that believes truth is relative, knowledge is subservient to language
by tety 3y ago
Post modernism. There’s a well established field of thought going past to at least the 60s that believes truth is relative, knowledge is subservient to language and therefore science is inherently biased and a tool of “power”.
It’s extremely popular in the west, especially among the elite and in the universities
- Ar-Curunir 3y agoPost modernism is a relatively niche ideology. As someone working at a university, it's definitely not the dominant ideology amongst the decision makers. Maybe in some humanities departments, but not in the rest of the university, and especially not in the administration.
- tety 3y agoI think you are underestimating the effect. Science had a religious like following, doctors were considered infallible, and so on The fact that it is a well established notion that pharmaceutical companies buy studies is a new phenomena (relatively to before post modernism set in) The extreme manifestations is anti-vax, and it’s usually not due to them coming out of a humanities department