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'''Postmodernism''' is an [[Idealism|idealist]] movement associated with [[neoliberalism]] that rejects historical truth and science. It sees all ideas as equally viable even if they are not based in [[Materialism|material]] reality<ref>{{Web citation|author=Connor Harney|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Teaching assistants’ strike stops rehabilitation of Confederate statue|date=2018-12-19|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/teaching-assistants-strike-stops-rehabilitation-of-confederate-statue/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421023135/https://www.liberationnews.org/teaching-assistants-strike-stops-rehabilitation-of-confederate-statue/|archive-date=2021-04-21|retrieved=2022-12-31}}</ref> and completely rejects the existence of progress.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Hamid Alizadeh|newspaper=Socialist Appeal|title=In Defence of Hegel|date=2020-08-27|url=https://www.socialist.net/in-defence-of-hegel.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201032314/https://www.socialist.net/in-defence-of-hegel.htm|archive-date=2022-12-01}}</ref> Postmodernists reject any theory that attempts to explain all of [[human history]], including [[Marxism]]. Major postmodernist theorists include [[Jacques Derrida]] and [[Michael Foucault]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=J. Sykes|newspaper=[[Fight Back! News]]|title=Red Theory: Marxism against postmodernism|date=2022-07-03|url=http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/7/3/red-theory-marxism-against-postmodernism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926195512/http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/7/3/red-theory-marxism-against-postmodernism|archive-date=2022-09-26|retrieved=2023-02-05}}</ref> | '''Postmodernism''' is an [[Idealism|idealist]] movement associated with [[neoliberalism]] that rejects historical truth and science. It sees all ideas as equally viable even if they are not based in [[Materialism|material]] reality<ref>{{Web citation|author=Connor Harney|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Teaching assistants’ strike stops rehabilitation of Confederate statue|date=2018-12-19|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/teaching-assistants-strike-stops-rehabilitation-of-confederate-statue/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421023135/https://www.liberationnews.org/teaching-assistants-strike-stops-rehabilitation-of-confederate-statue/|archive-date=2021-04-21|retrieved=2022-12-31}}</ref> and completely rejects the existence of progress.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Hamid Alizadeh|newspaper=Socialist Appeal|title=In Defence of Hegel|date=2020-08-27|url=https://www.socialist.net/in-defence-of-hegel.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201032314/https://www.socialist.net/in-defence-of-hegel.htm|archive-date=2022-12-01}}</ref> Postmodernists reject any theory that attempts to explain all of [[human history]], including [[Marxism]]. Major postmodernist theorists include [[Jacques Derrida]] and [[Michael Foucault]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=J. Sykes|newspaper=[[Fight Back! News]]|title=Red Theory: Marxism against postmodernism|date=2022-07-03|url=http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/7/3/red-theory-marxism-against-postmodernism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926195512/http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/7/3/red-theory-marxism-against-postmodernism|archive-date=2022-09-26|retrieved=2023-02-05}}</ref> | ||
Postmodernism is a crude form of [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]'s dualism, which combined [[rationalism]] and [[empiricism]]. It denies any universal system of rational thought but also believes humans cannot understand reality because they have subjective viewpoints.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
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Revision as of 16:53, 26 July 2023
Postmodernism is an idealist movement associated with neoliberalism that rejects historical truth and science. It sees all ideas as equally viable even if they are not based in material reality[1] and completely rejects the existence of progress.[2] Postmodernists reject any theory that attempts to explain all of human history, including Marxism. Major postmodernist theorists include Jacques Derrida and Michael Foucault.[3]
Postmodernism is a crude form of Kant's dualism, which combined rationalism and empiricism. It denies any universal system of rational thought but also believes humans cannot understand reality because they have subjective viewpoints.[2]
CIA support
The CIA spent millions of dollars promoting postmodernist groups including museums, theoretical magazines, and cultural fronts.[3]
References
- ↑ Connor Harney (2018-12-19). "Teaching assistants’ strike stops rehabilitation of Confederate statue" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hamid Alizadeh (2020-08-27). "In Defence of Hegel" Socialist Appeal. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J. Sykes (2022-07-03). "Red Theory: Marxism against postmodernism" Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-02-05.