Extremes Quote by Jean-Francois Lyotard

“Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives.” quote by Jean-Francois Lyotard — Download Open image

“Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives.”

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Scientific knowledge is a kind of discourse.

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He was too tough to experience disappointments and resentments - negative affections. In this nihilist fin de siècle, he was affirmation. Right through to…

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