{"id":33642,"date":"2023-10-26T18:44:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=33642"},"modified":"2023-10-26T18:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:44:20","slug":"stages-of-postmodernism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/stages-of-postmodernism\/","title":{"rendered":"Stages of Postmodernism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault<\/em> by Stephen Hicks, to be honest, was a difficult book for me to read this week. It was long, and the print was tiny, and the topic was not one of my favorites to read about, to be perfectly frank. [1] To help me along the way, I watched a few videos of Stephen Hicks explaining and narrating his book [2] and his ideas. [3] The most interesting thing I learned about was postmodernism in recent history and in our world today. It is this topic which I would like to write about. In the following paragraphs, I will deal briefly with the three generations of postmodernism: first, second, and third. [4] First of all, it is only with the author Stephen Hicks that I find Postmodernism broken down into these categories. When I try to research this further, I cannot find these categories by any other authors. Still, it is a clarification of the growth of Postmodernism over the years, and so I find it very interesting.<\/p>\n

First Generation Postmodernism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most people agree that postmodernism arose after World War II. [5] It began to compete with modernism in the 1950s, and grew throughout the 1960s. [6] People in the universities came to believe that it was impossible to know the truth. [7] They relativized the concept of truth. [8] Postmodernism as a belief became integrated with politics during that time period. [9] As a rule, people were very skeptical. [10] They believed that it was impossible to just sit down and have a rational discussion about what the truth is. [11] These ideas even carried over into the early 1970s.<\/p>\n

Second Generation Postmodernism<\/strong><\/p>\n

This brings us to 1980s, when there is a shift in the thinking. There is a new push for equality. [12] No one narrative is better or truer than any other narrative. [13] Now, all narratives are equal. Equal space is made in university curriculums for all of them. It is the era of Affirmative Action. [14] This time period lasts until about 2010.<\/p>\n

Third Generation Postmodernism<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are currently in this third generation of postmodernism right now, according to author Stephen Hicks. [15] This stage has been going on for the past ten years or so, he says. [16] The idea is not equality but compensatory justice. [17] The author uses a quote by another well-known author, Ayn Rand, to justify this line of thought. [18] “Sacrifice is the surrender of a greater value for the sake of a lesser one or a nonvalue.” [19] If you think that the rich, powerful, or strong people have been using their position to get stronger, then it is perfectly fine for them to make sacrifices to give back to the weaker. [20] Once the weaker person realizes they have this “tool” at their disposal, the author goes on to say that they are owed something by the stronger group, and the advantaged group feels guilty. [21] This becomes a powerful tool for leveraging one’s position. [22] Stephen Hicks ends by saying those with privilege don’t have equal rights in this situation. [23]<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

My own thoughts on Postmodernism after reading and watching videos are that we live in a messed-up world. Truth seems relative today. Sometimes I think people don’t believe there even is a truth. Or a right and wrong. We’re in desperate need of a Savior. Christians, more than ever before, must live out their faith because an unbelieving world is watching their every move. We have to not only talk the talk, but we need to walk the walk.<\/p>\n

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[1] Hicks, Stephen Ronald Craig, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Michel Foucault. Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault<\/i>. 1. ed, Expanded ed. Roscoe, Ill.: Ockham\u2019s Razor, 2011.<\/div>\n
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[2] Hicks, Stephen. “Explaining Postmodernism in 2018.” The Free Speech Club. March 23, 2018. Link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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[3] Hicks, Stephen, and Jordan Peterson. “Understanding Postmodernism: The 3 Stages to Today’s Insanity (Stephen Hicks).” Philosophy Insights. June 24, 2017. Link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[4] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[5] Duignan, Brian. “Postmodernism.” Britannica. March 31, 2023. Link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[6] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[7] Hicks, Stephen, and Jordan Peterson. “Understanding Postmodernism: The 3 Stages to Today’s Insanity (Stephen Hicks).” Philosophy Insights. June 24, 2017. Link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[8] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[9] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[10] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[11] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[12] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[13] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[14] Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. “affirmative action.” Encyclopedia Britannica, October 11, 2023. Link<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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[15] Hicks, Stephen, and Jordan Peterson. “Understanding Postmodernism: The 3 Stages to Today’s Insanity (Stephen Hicks).” Philosophy Insights. June 24, 2017. Link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[16] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[17] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[18] Rand, Ayn, and Nathaniel Branden. The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism<\/i>. Centennial ed. A Signet Book. New York: Signet, 2005, p.44.<\/div>\n
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[19] Hicks, Stephen, and Jordan Peterson. “Understanding Postmodernism: The 3 Stages to Today’s Insanity (Stephen Hicks).” Philosophy Insights. June 24, 2017. Link<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[20] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[21] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[22] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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[23] Ibid.<\/div>\n
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