Theory in Chaos
David Kirby,
Christian Science Monitor,
Jan 30, 2004
I've seen a number of articles like this over the last year or so celebrating the demise of postmodernism and associated trends (in this case, Marxism in critical theory). I won't pretend to understand postmodernism (who does?) but that which is touted to be replacing it, the embracing of "the possibility of objective knowledge" and faith in "truth, unity, and progress" seems equally misguided. Not that these concepts are senseless. But they do not transcend personal perception, they do not even transcend culture. Forget Derrida if you must. But leave Nietzsche on your bookshelf.
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