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What Happens When the Big Stories Collapse?

Jean-François Lyotard defines the postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives. You'll see how he critiques science and progress in the computer age and what he puts in their place: local stories and paralogy.

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  2. Text Explore· ~12 min

    Metanarratives passage

    Explore the core quote.

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  3. Argument Map· ~12 min

    Mapping the collapse of narratives

    Why they fail.

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  4. Reflection· ~11 min

    Lyotard today

    Social media, echo chambers, little narratives.

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