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* Truth is a "[[social construct]]," rather than objectively provable.
* Truth is a "[[social construct]]," rather than objectively provable.
* A society's choice of language reflects their general perceptions of the rules by which the world operates (see [[political correctness]]).
* A society's choice of language reflects their general perceptions of the rules by which the world operates (see [[political correctness]]).
* There is no one superior culture; [[Western culture]] is no better than any other (see [[cultural relativism]]).
* There is no one superior culture; [[Western culture]] is no better than any other (see [[cultural relativism]]). This often takes the form of ridicule of anything deemed to be part of [[traditional values]] or mainstream [[American]] culture.
* The frequent use of irony and humorous [[wordplay]] to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
* The frequent use of irony and humorous [[wordplay]] to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
* [[Gender role]]s, [[sexuality]] and [[race]] are socially constructed, not [[inborn traits]].
* [[Gender role]]s, [[sexuality]] and [[race]] are socially constructed, not [[inborn traits]].
==Postmodernism and immorality==
==Postmodernism and immorality==
As postmodernism teaches that there is no truth, it likewise teaches that there is no absolute [[morality]]. Within this worldview, any action is moral or justifiable, and postmodernism's spread among academia may go some way to explaining [[professor values]].
As postmodernism teaches that there is no truth, it likewise teaches that there is no absolute [[morality]]. Within this worldview, any action is moral or justifiable, and postmodernism's spread among academia may go some way to explaining [[professor values]].
==Discredited==
Alan Sokal famously exposed postmodernism as deeply flawed in 1996 by successfully publishing nonsense in a postmodern journal.[http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/index.html]. Since then, postmodernism has largely been considered a laughingstock among all but the most liberal academics.
==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Deconstruction]]
* [[Deconstruction]]
* [[Queer theory]]
* [[Queer theory]]
* [[Nihilism]]
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==References==
==References==