Postmodernism and the World’s Religions According
Description: Postmodernism and the Worlds Religions According to Smith in the wake of its traditional and modern periods, the Western world is now generally regarded as having become postmodern. Today there is no big picture, no metanarrative, no
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slide1. Postmodernism and the World’s Religions According to Smith in the wake of its traditional and modern periods, the Western world is now generally regarded as having become postmodern.
Today there is no big picture, no metanarrative, no worldview.
There are three postmodern stances that Smith takes issue with.
a) minimalist b) mainline c) hardcore
Derrida – deconstructionism’s hypersensitivity to the other.
Smith’s three arguments in support of truths we have forgotten.
a) we are more than machines b) worldviews are possible c) valid metanarratives exist<br>
Today there is no big picture, no metanarrative, no worldview.
There are three postmodern stances that Smith takes issue with.
a) minimalist b) mainline c) hardcore
Derrida – deconstructionism’s hypersensitivity to the other.
Smith’s three arguments in support of truths we have forgotten.
a) we are more than machines b) worldviews are possible c) valid metanarratives exist<br>