This short essay will consist of an indication of the books contents, lyotards intellectual context, some thoughts on his. Dopo auschwitz, dopo il xx secolo, adesso durante le stragi nel mediterraneo e nelle guerre odierne. Ankersmi in his chapter historicism and postmodernism. Jeanfrancois lyotard, who has been responsible for influential critiques of modernist and universalist ideas of progress and rationality, as well as illuminating defences of the avantgarde, here argues against a historical reading of the post in postmodernism. Key theories of jean francois lyotard by nasrullah mambrol on may 25, 2017 8.
Lyotard begins the postmodern condition by pointing out how the field of knowledge has changed in the years since world war ii. For lyotard, whose work is the focus of this article, seeks to give an account of postmodernism which situates it historically. The grand narrative has lost its credibility, regardless of what mode of unification it uses, regardless of whether it is a speculative narrative or. Part two in contemporary society and culturepostindustrial society, postmodern culturethe question of legitimation of knowledge is formulated in different terms. The postmodern condition work by lyotard britannica. The postmodern condition declared the end of the modes and concepts that had fueled 18thcentury scientific rationalism and the industrial and capitalist society to which it gave birth. Home literary criticism key theories of jean francois lyotard. However, what eventually transpired was a critically. Lyotard was one of the seminal theoreticians of postmodernism, a subversive and complex antisystematic philosophy which challenges the belief. No field has grown faster than computer science and its corollary. Key theories of jean francois lyotard literary theory. The first 5 chapters of main body of work are reproduced here. His interdisciplinary discourse spans such topics as epistemology and communication, the human body, modern art and postmodern art, literature and critical theory, music, film, time. This book explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic.
Rapport sur le savoir french edition lyodtard, jeanfrancois on. Some text and formatting may not have been recognized. A report on knowledge jeanfran ois lyotard translation from the french by geoff bennington and brian massumi foreword by fredric jameson theory and history of literature, volume 10. For him, the postmodern does not follow the modern in time.
A phenomenology of human experience, referred to the philosophers deplorably sketchy tale of the life and death of metanarratives. Lyotard sometimes conceives of the postmodern as a moment within the modem, but by and large he employs it to refer to quite basic changes which mark us off from the modern era. Lopera ha rivestito una grandissima importanza per vari ambiti del sapere. Born in 1926 in verslise in france, philosopher by profession he is among those who. A report on knowledge is the major contribution to the postmodernism. Nellintroduzione al testo, lautore afferma che questo termine designa lo stato della cultura dopo le trasformazioni subite dalle regole dei giochi della scienza, della letteratura e delle arti a partire dalla fine del xix secolo.
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