Okay so I’m going do my best to sum up Postmodernism and tell you what I believe it means. Postmodernism is a complicated term, or set of ideas, and is difficult to define because there is not one perfect “truth” answer. Postmodernism is really an interesting concept and It's hard to locate it temporally or historically, because it's not clear exactly when postmodernism began. Postmodernism is based on objectivity, as small narratives are brought together to form a sort of ultimate truth. Hartman describes postmodernism as, “It rejects the modernist ideals of rationality, virility, artistic genius, and individualism, in favor of being anti-capitalist, contemptuous of traditional morality, and committed to radical egalitarianism. The most recent feature of Postmodernism is the rise of Political Correctness and the attempt to purge dissenting opinion from the ranks of the academic/artistic/professional brahmin caste, together with a systematic attack on excellence in all fields. Now that’s a mouthful but I believe it sums it up perfectly. Postmodernists are inclined to see the world as a kind of collection of cultures postmodern people embrace the differences between cultures, and see such variety as a unique thing of beauty. The postmodernist way of thinking is not easily accepted or easy to understand. Of course as humans we would like to believe there is a life a purpose, and ultimate truth we can conquer and achieve.. Something that makes our life more meaningful. The thing is that this truth is not the same for everyone. Depending on a person’s discourse, from their experiences and environment, their idea on what the ultimate truth will vary.
It was interesting to see postmodernism views throughout the books we have read this year. It made understanding the difficult concept of postmodernism that much easier.
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So I think you did a good job on portraying what you felt it meant. It is a difficult thing to try to understand. I really liked the quote you used because it really did describe what postmodernism is and then you gave further insight which actually helped clarify it more. I kind of had the same thoughts about it in the fact that you said everyone has their own idea on what truth is. Which is true because in religion Catholics think that they are the "right" religion while muslims think they are. Anyways,good job!
ReplyDeleteCombs good blog as always. I liked how you defined postmodernism so well even though it is very difficult like you said. Also I really enjoyed your quote by Hartman as well because that was very insightful and made me dislike postmodernism even more. Anyways, I also liked how you went into detail while discussing how postmodernists see variety as a thing of beauty. This was something I had not thought about before but it makes perfect sense. Also at the end when you start talking about each person’s truth and what they strive to believe in I think you could have mentioned that these people will never find the one truth until they encounter Jesus Christ, but even though you didn’t have that in there I still love you. Good job Combs!
ReplyDeleteNicely done! Your blogs are always so sturcture and they always give me a new persepective of any subject that we have to talk about. I would have to agree with Trevor though because im pretty sure that you know that there is one perfect "truth". haha. However, based on the books that we have read, i think you really have hit the point on the different conceptions of what Postmodernism is and the didfferent contrast it has. I like when you said "The postmodernist way of thinking is not easily accepted or easy to understand." I would stongly have to agree with you because i believe that alot of postmodern ideas are all based off of opinions becasue a "truth" is what someone believes. Well you wrote a very good blog once again Mr. Combs, and i am looking forward to the ones to come.
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