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Runtime: 4 minsAnthony Thiselton discusses the philosophical thought of Jean-François Lyotard highlighting his different approach. Jean-Francois Lyotard was a French philosopher, sociologist and literary critic. His most famous work is The Postmodern Condition. In this and other writings he explored ways of thinking following the loss of faith in meta-narratives (sometimes grand narratives) such as 'reason', 'truth' and 'progress'. His examination of discourse is based upon Wittgensteinian ideas around language games.
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Produced in January 2009. Provisional captions.
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