Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed dynamically. In The Postmodern Condition Jean-Francois Lyotard extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status uf science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information and knowledge are controlled in the Western world. Lyotard emphasized language; the world of postmodern knowledge can be represented as a game of language where speaking is participation in the game whose goal is the creation of new and…
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Editions
11 editions · 7 languages
Other · English · 1984
Post-Modern Condition
University of Minnesota Press · 9780816681853
Other · English · 1984
The postmodern condition
Manchester University Press · 110 pages · 9780719014505
Other · English · 1984
The postmodern condition
University of Minnesota Press · 110 pages · 9780816611669
Other · English
The postmodern condition
110 pages · 9780816611737
Paperback · Spanish · 2004
La Condicion Postmoderna/ Postmodern Condition (Teorema Serie Mayor)
