Political Science · Political Theory
Consider the following statements regarding post-modernism and identify the correct ones.
- 1. Science and technology are destructive and oppressive in nature.
- 2. Reason and logic are making human civilisation better.
- 3. Collective ownership would most fairly administer goods and services.
- 4. They are anti-foundationalists, and it is possible to establish objective truth.
A1 and 3 only ✓ Correct
B2 and 4 only
C1, 2 and 3 only
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (A) 1 and 3 only — Statements 1 and 3 are correct while 2 and 4 are wrong, so the answer is 1 and 3 only.
Explanation
★Statements 1 and 3 are correct while 2 and 4 are wrong, so the answer is 1 and 3 only.
★Post-modernism is suspicious of science and technology as instruments of domination.
★It sees the modern faith in progress as a tool of control rather than liberation.
★Statement 2 is wrong because post-modernists doubt that reason makes civilisation better.
★They reject the Enlightenment story that reason leads humanity steadily upward.
★Statement 4 is internally contradictory, since anti-foundationalists deny objective truth.
★Being anti-foundationalist means rejecting any firm, universal ground for knowledge.
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