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Comment author: Emile 13 December 2010 04:48:19PM *  5 points [-]

Postmodernism - I've been intrigued since David mentioned it :

(Postmodernism is not inherently rubbish - it is indeed a fantastically useful tool in criticism and understanding of human culture, and other human activities that might as well be culture. As Lucidfox points out, rather more is relative than most people assume, and postmodernism is useful in working out what that is. Any writer should IMO have a working familiarity with its tools. However, some proponents really don't realise that reality exists, and they end up slightly embarrassed.)

(There's already an article on RationalWiki)

Comment author: prase 13 December 2010 06:47:04PM *  3 points [-]

So, even if postmodernism is madness, is there a method in it? I doubt, but am curious. The RationalWiki article is not much convincing, it just asserts that postmodernism is somehow valuable, but does not say how.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 13 December 2010 07:34:40PM 2 points [-]

People who habitually project their own wiring onto their environment can benefit from a systematic approach to short-circuiting that projection. A lot of postmodernist traditions attempt to encourage such an approach, and when they succeed, they are beneficial.

That said, IME the study of cognition, evopsych, and other cultures achieves much the same benefit more cost-effectively.

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