Educational Review· 2020Q1
The postmodern condition: a report on knowledge
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Lyotard's "The Postmodern Condition" diagnoses the status of knowledge production in the late 20th century, questioning traditional notions of truth.
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Key points
- Diagnoses the status of knowledge production in the late 20th century.
- Critically examines the concept of truth in the postmodern era.
- Challenges traditional 'grand narratives' of knowledge.
- Highlights the fragmentation and diversification of knowledge.
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Abstract
Lyotard’s The Postmodern Condition is a pithy diagnosis of the “status” (3) of knowledge production in the late twentieth century. Much of the text yields important thinking about truth in the post...
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Field: Literature and Literary Theory
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