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I think there's a bit more to the background mental framework. Postmodernism (as best I understand it) says that all truth claims aren't actually about truth.
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
I think there's a bit more to the background mental framework. Postmodernism (as best I understand it) says that all truth claims aren't actually about truth. Those who believe such things need not concern themselves with whether the facts support their position. So far I'm restating what you said.
But postmodernism says more. It says that truth claims aren't actually about truth, but are assertions of power. Those who believe such things are likely to have that intent when they write. Keep that in mind when you evaluate what they say.
- 0thgen 3y agoMakes sense. And the extent to which human communication is embedded with latent assertions of power is an empirical question, which seems more a question for science than philosophy