Postmodernism

Question 1

Aim of Postmodernism

Answer 1

Rethink belief in Science & Technology

Believes must be something more than Science & Technology

Question 2

What Philosophies does Postmodernism have connections to?

Answer 2

Phenomenology - Who are we?

Hermeneutics - Symbols speak to us

Empiricism - What is actually going on?

Feminism - Who says the male is the norm?

Question 3

Postmodernism Teaching & Learning

Answer 3

• Questioning of all truths
• Teaching as Dialogue/ Questioning
• Self-empowerment

Question 4

Main Ideas of Postmodernism

Answer 4

Need to silence dominant voices - no single truth
truth & falsity are made by humans
looks at reason critically
symbolism & imagery
values/Ethics

Question 5

Proponents of Postmodernism

Answer 5

• Michel Foucault
• Jean Baudrillard
• Jacques Derrida
• Jacques Lacan

Question 6

Advantages of Postmodernism

Answer 6

Reassess quality of lives
Resist pressures to turn into workaholics
gain more creative energy
question claims of rigid morality
lead freer lives

Question 7

Disadvantages of Postmodernism

Answer 7

May encourage destructive behaviour
Doesn’t give alternatives to Science as way forward
Underestimates importance of discipline
Can lead to despair

Question 8

Describe Modernism

Answer 8

Believed Technology & Science Can Solve Everything

Dominated world for last 2 centuries.

Believed that ideal world will be run by Science & Technology

Question 9

What aspects of the human condition does Postmodernism focus on?

Answer 9

Exams the following aspects of Human Condition:
how we see ourselves
failure of science to solve many problems
Reason may not be a good guide to solving certain problems
Need to experience all emotions

Question 10

What would happen if you ignored postmodernism?

Answer 10

People who ignore Postmodernism tend to closed with rigid value systems.