The Emergence Machine

Postmodernism

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Emergence definition

A critical and self-referential movement in the humanities that challenges the notion of objective truth and grand narratives, instead embracing complexity and fragmentation.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
postmodernism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Notion L4 (requires)
    Postmodernism: A critical and self-referential movement in the humanities that challenges modernist notions of objective truth, grand narratives, and universal values, instead embracing complexity, fragmentation, and the provisional nature of meaning.
  • Objective L4 (requires)
    Postmodernism: A critical and self-referential movement in the humanities that challenges modernist notions of objective truth, grand narratives, and universal values, instead embracing complexity, fragmentation, and the provisional nature of meaning.
  • Modernism L10 (requires)
    Postmodernism requires understanding of modernism as a foundational concept.
  • Challenge L13 (requires)
    Postmodernism: A critical and self-referential movement in the humanities that challenges modernist notions of objective truth, grand narratives, and universal values, instead embracing complexity, fragmentation, and the provisional nature of meaning.