Postmodernist Thinkers
This Black feminist thinker comments on the exclusion of Black minds and experiences from postmodernist thought and theory.
Who is bell hooks?
This philosophical theory sought to use rationality and universal truths to understand the global condition.
What is the Enlightenment?
What we use to define and label ourselves and others that shapes our perspectives, experiences, and positions in society (ex: Black, woman, queer, artist, etc).
What is identity?
This French thinker authored The Postmodern Condition.
Who is Jean-Francois Lyotard?
This theory developed as a response to 17th and 18th century philosophy.
What is Modernism?
The evolution of what is deemed to be "reality".
What is hyperreality?
This French thinker's main ideals center around power and knowledge. One of their main arguments is that institutions use power and knowledge to control society.
Who is Foucault?
This theory can involve the concept of hyperreality: the evolutionary process/changing of what is considered "reality".
What is Postmodernism?
Argued to not actually be universal and can vary between people, societies, locations, and time.
What is truth?
Think thinker commented much on the social construction of identity.
Who is Kwame Anthony Appiah?
This theory began to stray away from using religion to support understanding.
What is the Enlightenment?
Argued to not necessarily be a forward movement, but a movement/change in general.
What is progression?
This German philosopher critiqued traditional European morality, religion, and truth. He is famous for his quote "God is dead. god remains dead, and we have killed him."
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?
Topics such as identity, truth, subjectivity, social definitions, and human progression are all critiqued and redefined by this theory.
What is Postmodernism?
The use of _________ to define our experience is not concrete but developed and constantly changing. Things take on new definitions and meanings as this evolves.
What is language?