Political Science · Political Theory
Who among the following are post-modern thinkers?
- 1. Edward Said
- 2. Isaiah Berlin
- 3. Friedrich Nietzsche
- 4. Martin Heidegger
A1 and 2 only
B1 and 3 only
C2 and 3 only
D3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 3 and 4 only — Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger are the forerunners of post-modern thought, so the answer is 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
★Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger are the forerunners of post-modern thought, so the answer is 3 and 4 only.
★Nietzsche's attack on truth, morality and the subject deeply shaped post-modernism.
★His perspectivism holds that there are no facts, only interpretations.
★Martin Heidegger's critique of metaphysics and the subject also fed post-modern theory.
★Isaiah Berlin is a liberal pluralist, not a post-modernist.
★Edward Said is a postcolonial critic, related to but distinct from post-modernism.
★Thus the two key philosophical sources here are Nietzsche and Heidegger.
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