Postmodernism Primer

Which of these claims of Christianity is admissible in the Post­modern worldview?

The past century has shown us that Postmodernism leads to mostly positive results.

Foucault rejected absolute truth and sought to liberate humanity from labeling and suppression.

No universal truths that govern our lives, no God to whom we are accountable are two beliefs held by Postmodernists

Pragmatism is the belief that propositions mirror reality and should be treated as tools; judged by their consequences

PM dismisses other worldviews on how they use language as a tool of power and manipulation to create and control society

The history of Postmodernism can be traced through the lives and teachings of several philosophers, including all EXCEPT

Postmodernism doesn't trust science, or religion, to satisfactorily answer life's ultimate questions.

PM is a reaction to the evils of modernism and sees truth as a social construct; absolute truth is inaccessible.

The denial of the existence or accessibility of an objective reality

PM's accept the claims of Christianity and Islam that humans can interact with reality and make truth claims from it.

Postmodernism ignores the power struggles created by language.

Deconstruction grows out of the Postmodernist belief that words can't accurately describe objects in the world

The view that the world and human existence are without meaning, purpose, truth, or value.

Christian postmodernism is a hybrid worldview that blends postmodernism and Christianity

Friedrich Nietzsche has been called the father of Postmodernism.

To Postmodernists there is no human nature, self-identity, soul or mind. Humans are nothing but evolving, social animals

One of the flaws of Postmodernism is that it takes some valid concerns too far.

Postmodernists say something is wrong with us because we believe in metanarratives such as Christianity.

Postmodernism views Christianity as a metanarrative that does more good than harm - even though they are wrong

According to Postmodernism, if a person considers something wrong it's only because we believe it to be in our minds.

According to Postmodernism, truth is objective, universal, and neutral.

Foucault believed modernism painted an accurate picture of reality.

Nietzsche went from a childhood faith in Christ to becoming an atheist proclaiming, “God is dead.”

The view that the truth of a proposition is determined by how accurately it describes the facts of reality

Poststructuralists think the world can't be directly known, but only personally interpreted

Intellectual movement that believes knowledge is not based on an accurate understanding of reality

The view that the world and human existence are without meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value.

Postmodernism is self-contradictory.

Modernism has a strong belief in human reason, science, technological progress, and skepticism toward religion.

Which of these is NOT one of the seven assumptions on which Postmodernism rests?

An intellectual movement that contends that communication isnt about things but about the views of those in conversation

Postmodernism's view of personhood is encouraging

To the Postmodernist, language shapes how we think and our approach to life

Structuralism says we should build our philosophy around language and relationships rather than around physical reality

Postmodernists claim that the idea of objective truth is actually used to oppress others.

To the Postmodernist, truth is socially constructed through our interactions and filtered through life experience.

Method of literary analysis that questions the ability of language to represent reality and seeks to expose ideologies

A single, overarching interpretation, or grand story, of reality.

Postmodernism rejects all metanarratives, except those offered by science and mathematics.

Which of these is NOT one of the seven assumptions on which Postmodernism rests?

Anti-realism is a term used to describe the acceptance of the existence or accessibility of an objective reality.

Because in PM no objective morality exists there is no standard to hold up against our behavior to decide right or wrong

Postmodernists believe that attempts by religions to impose truth are a means of oppression.

In deconstruction, words and language have to be "deconstructed" to reveal their underlying assumptions and ideologies.

A deconstructionist believes that the reader’s interpretation is less important than the author’s intent.