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Postmodernism, oppression, and (post-)truth

Postmodernism: what it got right and what it got wrong

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Maarten van Doorn
Aug 20, 2021
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We don't actually do that much with most of our ideas. So their truth value doesn't matter all that much.

For example, I have all kinds of opinions about climate change, nuclear energy and my neighbor's haircut. But I hardly use those as an input for decisions. Like I would when I accelerate because I think the traffic light is green. If that view turns …

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