Chart 1.3: Defining Pre-modernism, Modernism, and Post-modernism
| Pre-modernism | Modernism | Post-modernism | |
| Metaphysics | Realism: Super-naturalism | Realism: Naturalism | Anti-realism |
| Epistemology | Mysticism and/or faith | Objectivism: Experience and reason | Social subjectivism |
| Human Nature | Original Sin; Subject to God’s will | Tabula rasa and autonomy | Social construction and conflict |
| Ethics | Collectivism: altruism | Individualism | Collectivism: egalitarianism |
| Politics & Economics | Feudalism | Liberal capitalism | Socialism |
| When and Where | Medieval | The Enlightenment; 20th-century sciences, business, and technical fields | Late twentieth century humanities and related professions |
For more on the context for these definitions, see p. 24 of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism from Rousseau to Foucault.
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I can’t imagine how you got your degree
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Feel welcome to compare that “review” with what the professionals have had to say about the book.
http://www.stephenhicks.org/2019/04/30/ph-d-philosophers-review-explaining-postmodernism/.
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