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Free Bible Seminary Course On Postmodernism, Lesson 006
Postmodern Essay Questions
1. Do you agree that postmodernism is a dangerous deception? Why or why not?
2. Do contemporary media promote or erase boundaries? Explain.
3. Explain relativism.4. Explain the “Sokal Affair“.
5. Briefly define five “buzzwords” and use them in a paragraph.
6. Give examples of linear and circular reasoning.
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Free Bible Seminary Course On Postmodernism, Lesson 005
A final point should be made. You may have noticed that postmodernism is anti-order, anti-boundaries, anti-logic, anti-reality, anti-oppression, anti-government, anti-science, and anti-religion: so it is against many things, but for very little.
This is a philosophy that fosters paranoia and schizophrenia, while darkening, rather than illuminating the mind and spirit. It is a negative, hopeless philosophy – after all, we are merely products of our environment; helpless, exploited subjects. Unaware that we are being exploited, we are doomed to a meaningless life and a meaningless death. Yow, suicide, anyone?
Free Bible Seminary Course On Postmodernism, Lesson 004
Christian culture is based on traditional values; subsequently there is always the tension between being a follower of Jesus and engaging in the popular culture. Modernism likes the order inherent in tradition, but chafes against tradition for tradition’s sake. Religion is perceived, for the most part, in opposition to science. Since the reality of the postmodernism culture is subjective, rules and boundaries may be rejected as meaningless, especially when inconvenient.
As an example, cheating is on the rise in educational institutions and in the job market. It is seen by many as necessary ‘to get ahead” and not a serious infraction. When the shoe is on the other foot, however, as when a competing job candidate lands a job because he embellished his resume, there is an indignant reaction from the losing candidate, due in part to the sudden realization that a wrong has been committed.
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