However, many of the postmodernist concepts touched in in
this thread cannot be refuted philosophically. They can be
dismissed politically or out of intellectual bias of course.
I spent a large part of the 80's and some of the 90's deeply
involved in this stuff. It just about killed my creativity In
that regard postmodernism is like disco music. When it was in
fashion it was everywhere. But in the mid 90's intellectuals
dropped it. It was too self-referential and had no room for
growth only every increasing smugness
(in my opinion). I believe, at the end, intellectuals and
academics who followed postmodernism were left with mere
cynicism and a exquisitely refined sense of irony. The school
was a dead end but many of it's principles continue.
_____
Miker,
Re your response to my question about "po-mo":
So, if I understand you correctly, "po-mo," briefly, is short
for "post-modern," and "post-modern" is a lot of left-wing,
pseudo-intellectual horse shit.
Have I got that right?
JIM DOHERTY
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