Post-modern
Post-modernity can be referred to as the era after the Modern Age. However, many philosophers may argue that there is no solid definition for the word ‘post-modernity’. Jean Baudrillard, a French philosopher argued that history has vanished with the spread of globalization which should be understood as the collapse of the idea of historical progress. Post-modernity has been said to have two distinct phases: the first was in the late 1960’s also known as the baby boom generation where a media culture was formed from the emergence of television and pop culture. The second phase is known as “digitality” – the increasing power of digital communication such as high-speed internet.
Fredric Jameson takes a different approach towards the postmodern era as he speaks of a “new kind of superficiality”. He also describes the postmodernism movement has undergone a “fundamental mutation” where everything is seen as texts or simulacra. David Weberman claims that the postmodern age was a result of a “dramatic increase in the flexibility of capital accumulation”. The modern age has evolved into a new era where many have abandoned an “ethical foundationalism” which supported their knowledge and values. This led to an era where it is difficult to distinguish between authenticity and superficiality.
Fredric Jameson takes a different approach towards the postmodern era as he speaks of a “new kind of superficiality”. He also describes the postmodernism movement has undergone a “fundamental mutation” where everything is seen as texts or simulacra. David Weberman claims that the postmodern age was a result of a “dramatic increase in the flexibility of capital accumulation”. The modern age has evolved into a new era where many have abandoned an “ethical foundationalism” which supported their knowledge and values. This led to an era where it is difficult to distinguish between authenticity and superficiality.
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