Thursday, May 15, 2014

               Postmodernism was formed to combat the culture that caused the massive destruction of WW II.  This rejection of culture ironically caused untold destruction itself, this time of culture and ideals rather than of human lives.  This is a direct result of, "What a relativist really believes (or believes he believes) is that 1) there is no such thing as a value and 2) there is no such thing as truth" (Kimball).  With complete denial of values, such as beauty or culture, and truth Postmodernists caused a collapse of modern society and life.  This is largely a result of the ironic fact, "that relativism and tyranny, far from being in opposition are in fact regular collaborators" (Kimball).
               After a certain period of time a sect of Postmodernists, enraged by the destruction of society, split from Postmodernists and developed their own belief, Post-Postmodernism.  Post-Postmodernism behaved exactly as Postmodernism did to society.  In an attempt to correct the injuries inflicted on society, Post-Postmodernists rejected Postmodernism and embraced society and its values.  This movement quickly gained traction and spread throughout the world until Postmodernism was eliminated from the Earth.  Post-Postmodernists brought a revival of Art and Science and all the associated values.  The Post-Postmodernist time period is also commonly referred to as the Second Renaissance.

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