Does Jordan Peterson understand post-modernism?
Instead of trying to pinpoint its historical origin or essence, I want to unpack an assumption that most commentators on postmodernism seem to share in common: postmodernism, whether monster or savior, is something that has come slouching out of Paris.
James K. A. Smith • Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? (The Church and Postmodern Culture): Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church
“The Liberal Principle: Checking of each by each through public criticism is the only legitimate way to decide who is right.”26 Unlike the other four, this last principle cannot be accepted by postmodern Social Justice thought. Theory insists that it isn’t acceptable to criticize some ideas. It also holds that whether a person is right or wrong can
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