Chapter 7 Flashcards
According to post modernism which of the following affect how we see the world?
Language , culture,gender
According to post modernism, truth is what?
Socially constructed
Postmodernists is claim that we can have what type of access to reality?
NOT immediate , unmediated , or direct
Which philosopher said “God is dead “
Friedrich Neitzsche
Is characterized by a strong belief in human reason, empiricism, science , and technological progress as well as skepticism toward religion
Modernism
Contends that proposition don’t mirror reality and should therefore be treated as tools and judged by their practical consequences
Pragmatism
Is a method of literary analysis that seeks to appose the underlying ideologies of a text
Deconstructionism
Is an intellectual movement that believes human knowledge is not based on an accurate understanding of reality ….. Constructed
Structuralism
An intellectual blab blah views and motivations involved in convos
Post structuralism
The belief that world and human existence are without meaning,purpose,truth,or essential value
Nihilism
The denial of the existence or accessibility of an objective
Anti-realism
We’re a group of people who practiced constructing persuasive arguments , regardless of whether or not they are true
Sophists
Jean Francis leotard describes Postmodernism as an “incredulity toward
Metanarratives
A hybrid worldview that teach we are fallen and limited, we should demonstrate Christian humility by refusing to make exclusive truth claims
Christian Postmodernism
Ultimate reality is _________ and Knowledge is a __________ and Truth claims are _________
Inaccessible , social construct, political power plays
T. F. According to Postmodernism, words are about things
F. Worlds are about an interpretation of things
T. F. Deconstructionism says that the reader’s interpretation is more Important than the author’s intent
TRue
T. F. Postmodernism asserts that all worldview so offer unbiased truth claims about reality
False biased
T. F. According to Postmodernism there is meaning in the text
FALSE is not
T. F. Nietzsche predicted that once we killed or r belief in God, all truth, meaning, and morality would continue exist without him
FALSE die along with him
T. F. Postmodernism and middle-way Buddhism share a similar view of truth
TRUE
