Anduin writes: Political commentator Francis Wheen has written an interesting book called “How Mumbo-Jumbo conquered the world,“ which I have just finished reading. While it poses some interesting issues about politics and scepticism, ...some of his most venomous attacks are directed towards post-modernism; particularly some sectors of post-modernist philosophy that he believes are nothing more than mumbo-jumbo. ... I would like to know what is the opinion of the board of the post-modernist movement, particularly of writers such as Derrida, Lacan, and Baudrillard, who appear to be purposefully difficult to read, and often nonsensical. Is post-modernism a fad, a part of the trend against rationality?
It does seem as though post-modern writing is often very nonsensical. Is this deliberate? Are the authors just too sophisticated for us? Read More...
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