Change Quote by Jean-François Lyotard
““…is postmodernity the pastime of an old man who scrounges in the garbage-heap of finality looking for leftovers, who brandishes unconsciousnesses, lapses, limits, confines, goulags, parataxes, non-senses, or paradoxes, and who turns this into the glory of his novelty, into his promise of change?””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Postmodern Condition, 1979
A critique of postmodern thought as a nostalgic, self‑indulgent search for novelty
In simple terms: Postmodernism can become a self‑absorbed quest for change
Key Takeaway
Beware of empty novelty without substance
Themes
philosophy
postmodernism
critique
Mood
critical
introspective
Type
philosophical
skeptical
When to use this quote
- academic debates
- art criticism
- cultural analysis
Key Concepts
nostalgia
meaninglessness
intellectual fatigue
Questions to Reflect On
- How can postmodern ideas stay grounded?
- What balance prevents novelty from becoming hollow?
A Different Perspective
May overgeneralize postmodernism
