2007-01-30 20:47:09 · 3 answers · asked by KurtEK 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Postmodernism has very different meanings in different disciplines because it is definied by a time period (after modernism) rather than a specific philosophical idea. A good primer is "Postmodernism For Beginners". It's in comic book form, which makes it particularly accessible.
If you want to go to original sources, I would recommend:
"Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences" by Jacques Derrida [this is a paper, not a full book]
"Discipline and Punish" by Michel Foucault.
"The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge" by Jean-Francois Lyotard
2007-01-30 21:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by JD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is like a very complicated theory...
2007-01-31 04:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by Nadz U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Being and Time" by Martin Heidegger *wink wink*
2007-01-31 04:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by diuschris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋