The Postmodern Condition. Lyotard
The book by the famous philosopher Jean-François Lyotard (b. 1924) has become a classic in the years since its first publication. It covers issues of knowledge, its state and models of legitimation in the postmodern era, as well as various types of language games and their pragmatics. The author explores how social connections can be legitimized in our time, what is happening to the idea of a just society, and whether the effectiveness and efficiency of a system can be the goal of knowledge and development of society. For philosophy teachers, as well as for undergraduate and graduate students specializing in the social sciences. Of interest to specialists - philosophers, sociologists, philologists, art historians and a wide range of intellectuals.