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The Postmodern Condition

The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (French: La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir) is a 1979 book by the philosopher Jean-François Lyotard, in which the author analyzes the notion of knowledge in postmodern society as the end of 'grand narratives' or metanarratives, which he considers a quintessential feature of modernity. Lyotard…

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Author
Jean-François Lyotard
Language
French
Media type
Print
Original title
La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir
Publication place
France
Published
1979 (Les Éditions de Minuit) · 1984 (University of Minnesota Press, in English)

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related to Reception · 5
The Postmodern Condition → Frederick Turner, However, In, Lyotard, The
Published · 2
The Postmodern Condition → 1979 (Les Éditions de Minuit), 1984 (University of Minnesota Press, in English)
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The Postmodern Condition → Jean-François Lyotard
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The Postmodern Condition → French
Media type · 1
The Postmodern Condition → Print
Original title · 1
The Postmodern Condition → La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir
Publication place · 1
The Postmodern Condition → France
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The Postmodern Condition → Postmodern culture, technology, epistemology
Translators · 1
The Postmodern Condition → Geoffrey Bennington and Brian Massumi

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lyotard postmodern metanarratives condition report book sciences science french la postmoderne rapport sur le savoir 1979 jean-françois author technology knowledge

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The Postmodern ConditionAuthorJean-François Lyotard1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionLanguageFrench1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionMedia typePrint1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionOriginal titleLa condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionPublication placeFrance1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionPublished1979 (Les Éditions de Minuit)1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionPublished1984 (University of Minnesota Press, in English)1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionSubjectsPostmodern culture, technology, epistemology1.00infobox
The Postmodern ConditionTranslatorsGeoffrey Bennington and Brian Massumi1.00infobox
those of the Enlightenmentinstance ofSummaryLyotard criticizes metanarratives such as reductionism and teleological notions of human history0.80text
Marxisminstance ofSummaryLyotard criticizes metanarratives such as reductionism and teleological notions of human history0.80text
arguing that they have become untenable because of technological progress in the areas of communicationinstance ofSummaryLyotard criticizes metanarratives such as reductionism and teleological notions of human history0.80text

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