Postmodernism

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Postmodernism is a worldview characterized by a belief in the lack of an objective truth, and which asserts that assertions of objective knowledge are essentially impossible. A strong part of postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from traditional approaches that had previously been dominant. Postmodernity has influenced many disparate fields of study, such as architecture, history, literary criticism, art, and others.

The term "postmodernism" comes from the causal relationship the movement has to modernism, rather than a temporal relationship. Both movements coexist today.

Some postmodernist ideas are:

Critics of postmodernism include those who believe in an objective truth that can be explored by human means, among others.

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