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Romes187 06/06/18 9:07:08 PM #83:	Godnorgosh posted... Romes187 posted... Godnorgosh posted... Postmodernists do not necessarily deny the possibility of knowledge. How can knowledge exist without objective truth (a claim made by the postmodernists) I guess it depends on how you are defining knowledge Postmodernism is characterized by a skepticism and rejection of (at least some of) the assumptions of modernism in particular, which is not the same as the radical skeptic's rejection of the possibility of knowledge in general. One of those is grand narratives. Which means they don't believe there is any path to objective truth. So while they may believe it exists, we can't create any tools to find it. So how would we go about gaining knowledge in the post modernist viewpoint would be my next question, assuming it's possible <cite>Romes187 posted [p:902679395] in turns out ... [t:76676150]...</cite> <quote><cite>Godnorgosh posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Romes187 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Godnorgosh posted...</cite> <quote>Postmodernists do not necessarily deny the possibility of knowledge.</quote> How can knowledge exist without objective truth (a claim made by the postmodernists) I guess it depends on how you are defining knowledge</quote> Postmodernism is characterized by a skepticism and rejection of (at least some of) the assumptions of modernism in particular, which is not the same as the radical skeptic's rejection of the possibility of knowledge in general.</quote> One of those is grand narratives. Which means they don't believe there is any path to objective truth. So while they may believe it exists, we can't create any tools to find it. So how would we go about gaining knowledge in the post modernist viewpoint would be my next question, assuming it's possible</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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