The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (Q1805)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge |
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1997
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978-0-816-61173-7
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815604619
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Lamenting the "loss of meaning" in postmodernity boils down to mourning the fact that knowledge is no longer principally narrative. (English)
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Technology is therefore a game pertaining not to the true, the just, or the beautiful, etc., but to efficiency: a technical 'move' is 'good' when it does better and/or expends less energy than another. (English)
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Data banks are the Encyclopedia of tomorrow. They transcend the capacity of each of their users. They are 'nature' for postmodern man. (English)
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Simplifying to the extreme, I define "postmodern" as incredulity towards metanarratives. (English)
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