When I was in my PhD program studying philosophy of science, I was depressed for a week by the discussion and readings on Post-Modernism. While Modernism may be rightly criticized for being overly certain about the world, rejecting all the truth we can observe in the world has never been an answer. It's extremism blanketed in an odd mix of intellectualism and fascism.
Thanks for this commment! Sorry that I somehow missed it. I agree with you and a empathize. I was going to continue with my studies towards a masters with dreams of an eventual PhD and even becoming a professor but the more postmodern thoughts and ideas crept into everything, the less and less I wanted to stick around!
Philosopher Ken Wilber approaches post-modernism developmentally - it’s the stage where you break away from immersion in earlier developmental stages - participation mystique, tribalism, rule and role culture (concrete operations), modernism etc - in preparation for integration of them all and then a leap to a new sense of the self and the world.
Unfortunately people get stuck at post-modernism and drill themselves further and further down into negativity and alienation. It’s somewhat of a normal stage for teenagers, but a disaster when the adults in the society become enamored.
Many post-modernists will say that there is no absolute truth, to which the annoying counter is “except for the one you just said, right?”
That's fascinating! I didn't know he said that but it seems completely spot on to me, especially because it is a mindset that very much appealed to me as a teenager/young adult but that I became more and more disenchanted with the more I actually matured.
When I was in my PhD program studying philosophy of science, I was depressed for a week by the discussion and readings on Post-Modernism. While Modernism may be rightly criticized for being overly certain about the world, rejecting all the truth we can observe in the world has never been an answer. It's extremism blanketed in an odd mix of intellectualism and fascism.
Thanks for this commment! Sorry that I somehow missed it. I agree with you and a empathize. I was going to continue with my studies towards a masters with dreams of an eventual PhD and even becoming a professor but the more postmodern thoughts and ideas crept into everything, the less and less I wanted to stick around!
Philosopher Ken Wilber approaches post-modernism developmentally - it’s the stage where you break away from immersion in earlier developmental stages - participation mystique, tribalism, rule and role culture (concrete operations), modernism etc - in preparation for integration of them all and then a leap to a new sense of the self and the world.
Unfortunately people get stuck at post-modernism and drill themselves further and further down into negativity and alienation. It’s somewhat of a normal stage for teenagers, but a disaster when the adults in the society become enamored.
Many post-modernists will say that there is no absolute truth, to which the annoying counter is “except for the one you just said, right?”
That's fascinating! I didn't know he said that but it seems completely spot on to me, especially because it is a mindset that very much appealed to me as a teenager/young adult but that I became more and more disenchanted with the more I actually matured.