Postmodernism Quiz fully solved graded A+ 2023/2024

Postmodernism QuizWhat is postmodernism? - correct answer a reaction to modernism What are the 4 characteristics of postmodernism? - correct answer 1. rejection of meta narratives 2. subjective view of truth 3. deconstruction of literature mism about future What are the positives of postmodernism? - correct answer e and thoughtful approach to evaluating worldview are limits on our ability to know 3. recognizes person bias in interpretation 4. realistic view of future and human nature What happens to objective meaning, since there's bias? - correct answer there is no objective meaning, since there is bias What is power in postmodernism? - correct answer language is power What is a main point of modernism? - correct answer a lot of confidence in human reason What is happening to things because of postmodernism? - correct answer things are getting worse What are the two views of truth in postmodernism? - correct answer coherence and pragmatic what is the definition of truth according to postmodernism? - correct answer truth is that which corresponds to reality Define deconstructionism. - correct answer post moderns deconstruct the text of what the authors wrote, following their interpretation of the text, not what the author intended What is the answer to worldview question 3? - correct answer stories give communities their cohesive character, creating a human being and they are created through creation and understanding of languages answer questions 5 and 6. - correct answer through or according to society, all narratives mask a play for power, any one narrative, used as a meta narrative is oppressive. what happens to storytellers when their stories are believed? - correct answer they gain power who said "knowledge is power"? - correct answer francis bacon answer questions 7 and 8. - correct answer it is all based on whatevers Will postmodernism be with us in the long run? - correct answer not likely What increases as the accuracy of truth increases? - correct answer the amount and understanding of scientific knowledge What does postmodernism relate to? - correct answer post naturalism in a web of uncertainty