Iyini i-postmodernism?
Context:I-postmodernism isikhundla sobuhlakani noma indlela yenkulumo ebonakala ngokungabaza "izindaba ezinkulu" zesimanjemanje; ukwenqatshwa kokuqiniseka kwe-epistemic noma ukuzinza kwencazelo; kanye nokuzwela ngendima yemibono ekulondolozeni amandla ezepolitiki. Izimangalo zokungafihli lutho zilahlwa njengamaqiniso angenangqondo, kugxilwe emvelweni onemibandela yezimangalo zolwazi ngaphakathi kwezinkulumo ezithile zomlando, zezombusazwe nezamasiko. Umbono we-postmodern ubonakala ngokuziphendulela, i-epistemological relativism, i-moral relativism, i-pluralism, i-irony, ukungahloniphi, kanye ne-eclecticism; ilahla "ukusebenza kwendawo yonke" kokuphikisana kwamabili, ubunikazi obuzinzile, ubukhosi, kanye nokuhlukaniswa ngezigaba  Ekuqaleni kwavela ngendlela yokugxekwa kwezincwadi, i-postmodernism yathuthuka maphakathi nekhulu lamashumi amabili njengenqaba yesimanjemanje, futhi ibonwe emikhakheni eminingi. I-postmodernism ihlotshaniswa nezifundo zokwakhiwa kabusha kanye ne-post-structuralism. Abalobi abahlukahlukene baye bagxeka i-postmodernism njengokukhuthaza ukungaqondakali, njengokushiya i-Enlightenment rationalism kanye nokuqina kwesayensi, futhi njengokungeza lutho olwazini lokuhlaziya noma lokuhlola
I - postmodernism iyisikhundla sefilosofi esibuza ukuqiniseka nokungaguquguquki kolwazi lomuntu. Iphikisana nezimfundiso eziyinhloko zesimanje futhi iyazenqaba izimangalo zamaqiniso enjongo yendawo yonke angaboshiwe futhi abunjwa isimo senhlalo, esingokomlando, sezombangazwe nesamasiko lapho kuvela khona. Izimo zengqondo ze-postmodernist zinezici zokuziphatha okuhle, umbono lapho izimiso zokuziphatha eziphambene nemibono yezwe zisebenza ngokulinganayo kungakhathalekile imiphumela yazo noma isisekelo sesayensi. Lokhu kuye kwaholela ekugxekweni abacabangi abavumelana ne- rationalism kanye nombono wokuthi amaqiniso enhloso angatholakala ngokuqina kwesayensi.