He was a key figure in the development of postmodernist philosophy. Jeanfrancois lyotard has 92 books on goodreads with 19607 ratings. For jean fran ois lyotard s discussion of the consequences of the new views of scientific research and its paradigms, opened up by theorists like thomas kuhn and paul. As a youth, lyotard considered becoming a monk, a painter, and a historian. Jeanfrancois lyotard books list of books by author jean. The postmodern condition declared the end of the modes and concepts that had fueled 18thcentury scientific rationalism and the industrial and capitalist society to which it gave birth. Language games along with technology coloring knowledge and coding messages, anyone. Dalla condizione postmoderna al consensus possibile guido baggio the article explains the intellectual excursus of jeanfrancois lyotard. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Jeanfrancois lyotards most popular book is the postmodern condition.
Jul 24, 2012 click on a datetime to view the file as it appeared at that time. The first 5 chapters of main body of work are reproduced here. The postmodern condition work by lyotard britannica. Nellintroduzione al testo, lautore afferma che questo termine designa lo stato della cultura dopo le trasformazioni subite dalle regole dei giochi della scienza, della letteratura e delle arti a partire dalla fine del xix secolo. Lyotard jeanfrancois the postmodern condition a report. Beyond helping to define postmodernism, lyotard also analyzed the effect of postmodernism on the human condition. Jeanfrancois lyotard, french philosopher and leading figure in the intellectual movement known as postmodernism. Lyotard and the postmodern condition essay jeanfrancois. In the spirit of freshness and as a way of providing what i hope is a unique angle on the philosophers abstract theory, below are quotes from the text along with my.
Lyotards work continues to be important in politics, philosophy, sociology, literature, art, and cultural studies. The proceedings were published by puf in 2001 under the general title jeanfrancois lyotard, lexercice du differend. Jeanfrancois lyotard french philosopher and writer. Acclaimed for his innovative investigation of postmodernity, jean francois lyotards wellreferenced tome, the postmodern condition. Welcome to the postmodern condition by french philosopher jeanfrancois lyotard 19241998. Jeanfrancois lyotard was a french philosopher and literary theorist. A report on knowledge jean fran ois lyotard translation from the french by geoff bennington and brian massumi foreword by fredric jameson. Jeanfrancois lyotard versalles, 1924 paris, 1998 filosofo frances. A report on knowledge appeared in print in 1979, it was in response to a request from the conseil des universites in quebec to a famous famous french philosopher, jeanfrancois lyotard, an authority on epistemology, to report on the state of knowledge now that the university was entering in to the. After studying at the sorbonne, he completed an agregation teaching degree in philosophy in 1950 and joined. This book explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic.
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