How would you explain postmodern philosopher in simple terms?

Question

"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother." -Albert Einstein

Answer 1

1. An example of Post Modernism in government is something like, "Our strength is in our diversity."

This is because the traditional / conventional / historical / tried & true / accepted-without-question concept is, "One nation under God...INDIVISIBLE with liberty and justice for all." In other words, the melting pot of unity concept is turned upside-down to come up with the "strength in diversity" methodology.

Post Modern efforts generally focus on the sacred cows of that which is traditional / conventional / historical / tried & true / accepted-without-question.

Examples (modern vs. post modern):
1. (GOVERNMENT)Loyalty to the USA flag vs. flag burning
2. (SOCIETY)Mariage & Comitment vs. "I just wanna' be happy" divorce
3. (MUSIC)Rock & Roll vs. New Wave music
4. (ARCHITECTURE)Modern Architecture vs. Post Modern Architecture (google it)
5. (RELIGION/SOCIETY)Traditional Marriage vs. allowing Gay Marriage
6. (EDUCATION)Traditional education of basic reading, writing & arithmetic vs. focus on self-esteem.
7. (RELIGION)Primary focus on sectarian religious standards vs. unfocused non-denominational spriituality.

Generally post modern means taking the conventional and/or:
1. magnifying some part to a rediculous degree against the whole.
2. Removing some part and replacing it with something unexpected.
3. Taking a particular and inverting it, then reinserting it into the mix.
4. Justifying the removal of a considered to be crucial part, then leaving the rest to stand or fall without the removed part.
5. Taking something which is only known to be in one place or system, and placing it in a completely unexpected scenario.

For (5) above, a post modern artist once took a picture of Christ and submerged it into a vat of urin. This "art" was actually on display at a museum in New York a while back. Needless to say, the protesters were practically rioting in the streets.

Usually, Post Modernism is MEANT to provoke (especially in art) rather than evoke.

I"ve tried to explain this to you in the most basic terms I could, however, there is a profoundly deep intellectual basis underlying post modernity.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In the words of Moe Szlizak, the bartender in the Simpsons, pomo is "weird for the sake of weird."

Answer 4

Well i think it means until you can let everyone accept your theoires which will overlap the old theories(evenif they prove that old theories are wrong),you will not yet have achieved anything