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Ep. 58 - The Psychology of Postmodernism | Dr. Stephen Hicks
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English - May 20, 2017 21:07 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB - ★★★★ - 105 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality god islam libertarian mathematics religion science skeptic anarchism anarchist atheism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Postmodernist philosophy is famous for being paradoxical. Claims like "the truth is that there is no truth" or "everything is relative" are popular - especially among academics. Many proponents are even OK with explicit contradictions in their worldview.
To me, a contradiction is a demonstration of error, and not caring about intellectual consistency is a sign of dogmatism and irrationalism. But according to Dr. Stephen Hicks, that's because I have a certain psychological response to contradictions. Postmodernists have a different psychological response, and so they aren't as bothered by inconsistency.
Dr. Hicks thinks it's possible to be intellectually respectable while defending internally-inconsistent views. I don't think it's possible. What do you think?
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