How do we define knowledge in a postindustrial society equipped with new media, instantaneous communication technologies and universal access to information. Jeanfrancois lyotard is considered by many as the preeminent nonmarxist philosopher of the postmodern condition. Jeanfrancois lyotard, postmodernism, modernism, traditionalism, the. Lyotard begins the postmodern condition by pointing out how the field of knowledge has changed in the years since world war ii. A report on knowledge is a 1979 book by the philosopher jeanfrancois lyotard, in which the author analyzes the notion of.
The first 5 chapters of main body of work are reproduced here. In the postindustrial and postmodern age, science will maintain and no. Jean francois lyotard stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. The postmodern condition a report on knowledge jean. Jean francois lyotard 19241998 was a french philosopher whose best known workoften to his chagrinwas his 1979 the postmodern condition. This book explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic. Jean francois lyotard adalah seorang filosof poststrukturalisme namun ia kemudian lebih dikenal sebagai salah satu pemikir penting aliran filsafat postmodernisme yang terkenal dengan gagasannya. Finally, and closely related to this last, the postmodern condition presents us with significant methodological operations, which, although they draw on a whole very rich contem. The postmodern condition of knowledge in computerized. A report on knowledge jean fran ois lyotard translation from the french by geoff bennington and brian massumi foreword by fredric jameson theory and history of literature, volume 10. Written at the request of the council of universities of the provincial government of quebec on the state of knowledge in the contemporary world, this work brought the term postmodernism, already in use in other fields, such as the arts and. Jeanfrancois lyotards postmodernism and the contemporary world.
According to lyotard, grand narratives master or metanarratives are. In the postmodern condition jeanfrancois lyotard, a french philosopher. Jean francois lyotard 1979 the postmodern condition a report on knowledge. A report on knowledge, theory and history of literature, vol. This study explores jeanfrancois lyotards contribution to the debates about postmodern condition of knowledge in postindustrial societies by examining his. He studied philosophy and literature at the sorbonne. Pdf discussion of lyotards the postmodern condition a report. The postmodem condition theory and history of literature. He was born in vincennes, france on august 10, 1924. Lyotard, education, and the problem of capitalism in the. Jean francois lyotard postmodern condition the postmodern condition a report on knowledge. Jeanfrancois lyotard postmodern condition the postmodern condition a report on knowledge. No field has grown faster than computer science and its corollary.
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