Theory

Question 1

Post modernism represents a set of ideas and modes of thought that came together in response to specific historical conditions, what were those conditions?

Answer 1

1. Impact of the World Wars
2. Disillusionment with Marxism
3. Waning credibility of religious worldviews
4. Rapid advance of technology.

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Question 2

What is the postmodern knowledge principle?

Answer 2

Radical skepticism about whether objective knowledge or truth is obtainable and a commitment to cultural constructivism.

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Question 3

What is the postmodern political principle?

Answer 3

A belief that society is formed of systems of power and hierarchies, which decide what can be known and how.

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Question 4

What are the four major themes of postmodernism?

Answer 4

1. The blurring of boundaries
2. The power of language
3. ​Cultural relativism
4. The loss of the individual and the universal

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Question 5

What is the chief concern of a “critical theory”?

Answer 5

1. Revealing hidden biases and underexamined assumptions
2. Pointing out what have been termed “problematics,” which are ways in which society and the systems that it operates upon are going wrong.

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