Which of the following concepts is J.F. Lyotard associated with? Language Game A Report on Knowledge…
In The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1979) (B), Jean-François Lyotard analyzes knowledge through Wittgenstein's concept of 'language games' (A) and critiques…
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Which of the following concepts is J.F. Lyotard associated with?
- Language Game
- A Report on Knowledge
- Communicative Rationality
- Communicational Transparency
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Correct answer B
In The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1979) (B), Jean-François Lyotard analyzes knowledge through Wittgenstein's concept of 'language games' (A) and critiques the ideology of 'communicational transparency' in computerized post-industrial societies (D). 'Communicative rationality' (C) is the signature concept of his critic Jürgen Habermas, making A, B and D only correct.
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