Philosophical Discourse of Postmodernism (From Foucault to Said)

Author: Wang Min'an, Chen Yongguo, Ma Hailiang (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book is a thought movement of postmodernism, promoted by figures like Foucault and Derrida since the 1960s. It adopts a radical critique of Western metaphysics, essentialism, and totality, while also shaking the stable modern connotations of concepts such as the subject, reason, truth, language, and history. In the end, postmodernism manifests as a deconstructive philosophical and epistemological form. The book collects classic texts in postmodern theory—these theorists and their works have left indelible marks on the postmodern process. It is a panoramic novel depicting contemporary urban and rural life in China. Through complex contradictions and entanglements, the author portrays the images of ordinary people from all social strata. Self-respect, self-reliance, and self-confidence in life; struggles, perseverance, setbacks, pursuits, pains, and joys; daily life intertwined with grand social conflicts—all are intricately interwoven. Heart-stirring love stories unfold, moving readers to tears and leaving them deeply moved upon finishing.