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   Jean-François Lyotard (UK: / ˌ lj ɔː t ɑːr /; US: / l iː oʊ t ɑːr d /; French: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa ljɔtaʁ]; 10 August 1924 – 21 April 1998) was a French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist.

   • Burial place: Le Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
   • Born: 10 August 1924, Versailles, France

   • Died: 21 April 1998 (aged 73), Paris, France

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3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › lyotardJean François Lyotard - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Sep 21, 2018 · Jean-François Lyotard (1924–1998) was a French philosopher whose best known work—often to his chagrin—was his 1979 The Postmodern Condition. Written at the request of the Council of Universities of the Provincial Government of Quebec on the state of knowledge in the contemporary world, this work brought the term “postmodernism ...

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   Apr 25, 2024 · Jean-François Lyotard (born August 10, 1924, Versailles, France—died April 21, 1998, Paris) was a French philosopher and leading figure in the intellectual movement known as postmodernism. As a youth, Lyotard considered becoming a monk, a painter, and a historian.

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   Jean-François Lyotard (1924—1998) French post-structuralist philosopher, best known for his highly influential formulation of postmodernism in The Postmodern Condition. Despite its popularity, however, this book is in fact one of his more minor works.

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   Media type. Print. The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge ( French: La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir) is a 1979 book by the philosopher Jean-François Lyotard, in which the author analyzes the notion of knowledge in postmodern society as the end of 'grand narratives' or metanarratives, which he considers a quintessential ...

   • Author: Jean-François Lyotard
   • Country: France

   • Publish Year: 1979
   • Language: French

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   Who is Jean-François Lyotard?

   • The proceedings were published by PUF in 2001 under the general title Jean-François Lyotard, l'exercice du différend. Lyotard's work continues to be important in politics, philosophy, sociology, literature, art, and cultural studies.

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   Who was Jean-Pierre Lyotard?

   • His father, Jean-Pierre Lyotard, was a sales representative. His mother’s maiden name was Madeleine Cavalli. He was schooled at the Paris Lycées Buffon and Louis-le-Grand, and his youthful aspirations to be a Dominican monk, a painter, an historian, or a novelist eventually gave way to a career in philosophy.

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   Was Lyotard a political philosopher?

   • A clearly written introduction that presents Lyotard as a political philosopher. It surveys the major works and periods of Lyotard’s thought, and uses its focus on the political implications of Lyotard’s writings to draw out the differences between Lyotard’s earlier libidinal philosophy and his later postmodern philosophy.

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   Is Lyotard a skeptic?

   • Lyotard is a skeptic of modern cultural thought. According to his 1979 The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge, the impact of the postmodern condition was to provoke skepticism about universalizing theories.

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   Jul 26, 2017 · Jean-François Lyotard (b. 1924–d. 1998) is one of the most important critical thinkers of the last half-century. His work is closely associated with post-structuralism and postmodernism, and it has been influential across a wide range of disciplines and fields, including literary studies and critical theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and politics.

10. plato.stanford.edu › entries › postmodernismPostmodernism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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    Sep 30, 2005 · The term “postmodernism” first entered the philosophical lexicon in 1979, with the publication of The Postmodern Condition by Jean-François Lyotard. I therefore give Lyotard pride of place in the sections that follow. An economy of selection dictated the choice of other figures for this entry.