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Ubermensch means____.
a.overman
b.farfrompoopen
c.superman
d.metanarrative
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a
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____defined postmodernism as "incredulity toward metanarratives."
a.camus
b.lyotard
c.derrida
d.foucault
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b
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The foundation of all worldviews.
a.metaphysics
b.epistemology
c.anthropology
d.ethics
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a
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Ethically, our culture is relativistic. T,F
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t
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Postmodernism denies that truth exists. T,F
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t
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Postmodernism
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A philosophical & cultural approach, sharing features with poststructuralism, that rejects universal cultural values, underlying truths & hierarchies of value e.g the superior status of 'high' culture.
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Simulacrum
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Baudrillard's term for a hyperreal simulation that goes beyond a successful imitation of reality to become real in its own right, no longer bearing any relation to anything that exists but taking on a life of its own.
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____is consicered the first modern phlosopher because he was more interested in how one knows than in what one knows.
a.kant
b.nietzsche
c.hume
d.descartes
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d
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Postmodernism is a steady worldview undergoing very little change. T,F
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f
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Postmodernism is the worldvies of James Sire. T,F
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f
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Metanarrative
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A story or theory that supposedly contains universal truths about the human condition. Denied by Lyotard & other postmodernists.
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Implosion
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When the distinction between reality & simulation breaks down (implodes) altogether so that we cease to distinguish between direct 1st hand experience & simulated experiences provided by mass media.
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Consensus exists about the meaning of postmodernism. T,F
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f
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Like naturalism, nihilism is a full blown worldview. T,F
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f
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postmodernism is not a full blown worldwiew. t,f
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t
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Postmodernism has been thought to have arisen first in reference to what?
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architecture
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Do we really know what postmodernism means?
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no
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Playfulness
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A key feature of postmodernism in that - because meanings are no longer fixed - witty, ironic, parodic, self-referential new meanings that play with/subvert audience expectations, or knowingly refer to & undermine traditional meanings creating 'in jokes,' are possible.
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Postmodern irony
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Part of the playfulness & 'black humour' characteristic of postmodernism wherein concepts, themes, motifs etc. are used out of context or usually serious themes are undercut by humour.
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In the middle ages, philosophy was the queen of the sciences. T,F
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f
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Which of the following is not a contributer to postmodern philoshphy?
a.sagan
b.lyotard
c.foucault
d.derrida
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a
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What is the only truth to postmodernists?
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Pragmatic truth
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Francois Lyotard
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(1924 - 1998) He wrote The Postmodern Condition in which he reject all-encompassing "metanarratives". Knowledge is local & culturally relative.
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Jean Baudrillard
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(1929 - 2007) A postmodern thinker who suggests that, due to media saturation, we are bombarded by information & signs to such a degree that these simulations become more real than reality itself.
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In what worldview is a step in the postmodern direction?
a.nihilism
b.naturalism
c.new age
d.existentialism
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d
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Explain the movement in ethics.
1.premodern
2.modern
3.postmodern
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1.ethics based on God
2.based on universal reason
3.morality is the multiplicity of languages used to distinguish right from wrong
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Explin the movement in metanarratives.
1.premodern
2.modern
3.postmodern
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1.metanarratives written by god and revealed in scripture
2.metanarrative of universal reason yeilding truth about reality
3.reduction of all metanarratives to power plays
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what does the word autonomy mean?
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the freedom from external control
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Descartes was seen as the first what? and why?
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modern philosopher, because he was more interested in how one knows rather than what one knows
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Theism put____before____.
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being, knowing
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Enlightenment naturalism puts____before____.
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knowing, being
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In Postmodernism, stories are validated by the community that lives by them. T,F
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t
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During the enlightenment, theology took a back seat to science. T,F
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t
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Postmodern Christans are more concerned with what the bible means rather than what the bible means to them. T,F
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f
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Who wrote "Thus Spake Zarathustra"
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Nietzche
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Simulation
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When the media-generated images become indistinguishable from reality. The signifier becomes more powerful that the signified e.g. airbrushed photographs of film stars in magazines.
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The PremodernChristian had a clear view of human depravity. T,F
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t
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Postmodernism is long on____and short on____.
a.attitude, arguement
b.logic, relativism
c.arguement, attitude
d.relativism, logic
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a
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The term postmodernism is usually thought to have arisen first in reference to____.
a.architecture
b.philosophy
c.art
d.literature
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a
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The essence of the modern is____.
a.big thoughts of self and small thoughts of god
b.extreme preoccupation with self
c.lots of technology
d.the autonomyof human reason
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d
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Christianity is simply an intellectual construct. T,F
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f
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How does a worldview satisfy?
a.by meeting intellectual needs
b.by being coherent
c.by being true
d.by showing us the way
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c
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Which of the following characteristics should an adequate worldview have?
a.pragmatic, intangible coherence
b.speculative gravitational phenomena
c.an answer to the 7 questions
d.intellectual coherence
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d
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Accodring to postmodernism, nothing we know can be checked against reality. T,F
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t
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The starting point of postmodernism wisdom is____.
a.found in proverbs
b.the denial of logic
c.acknowledging the death of god
d.there is no wisdom in postmodernism
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c
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Parody
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A send-up or spoof mocking another work usually by means of ironic imitation.
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Bricolage
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Work created by creative & resourceful use of available materials however diverse & apparently unmatched.
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During the 1700's Christian theism was abandoned because of its inner inconsistency. T,F
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f
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Postmodernists are correct to say that language is closely associated with power. T,F
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t
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Postmodernism is the most recent phase of____.
a.existentialism
b.naturalism
c.nihilism
d.the new age movement
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b
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Explain the movement in truth.
1.premodern
2.modern
3.postmodern
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1.determinate metanarrative
2.truth through reason
3.we can create truth through language
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Tyotard defines postmodernism as what?
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incredulity toward metanarratives
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existentialism is a step in what direction?
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postmodern
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Intertextuality
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The shaping of a text's meaning by another text; can be either by borrowing or transforming a prior text or referencing one text in reading another.
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Worldviews are made up of an infinite number of answers. T,F
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f
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An adequate worldview must be able to comprehend all of the data of reality. T,F
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t
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According to postmodernism, nothing we think we know can be checked against____.
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reality as such
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Who said this? "The result is that through postmodernism there is an incredulity toward metanarrarives."
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lyotard
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Cultural appropriation
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Adoption of one element of culture by a group not traditionally associated with it, often in a deliberately subversive manner, to connote new meanings.
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Style over substance
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Refers to the postmodern emphasis on surfaces & appearances - 'depthlessness' - as opposed to the hidden depths suggested by structuralism. Related to the claim that there is no fundamental, underlying reality.
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It is not necessary for a worldview to meet our sense of personal need. T,F
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f
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Who said this? "that value resides not strictly within a text, but in a complex interaction between what a text says and does, and what the reader wants and needs."
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Kevin Dettmar
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What is Ubermensch (Overman)?
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the one who has risen above the conventional herd and has fashioned himself
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what is postmodern history?
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denial of the fixity of the past, and any objective truth of the past
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The acknowledge of death is both the____and the____ for postmodernists.
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beggining of wisdom and the end of wisdom
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