Postmodernism - what do YOU think about it?
While I don't think postmodernism is 'taking over', I do think it's a real process with some influence.

Postmodern methodology is good for doing radical critiques of the old, established systems we often take for granted – science, religion, law – although it’s got that well-known tendency to be deconstructive without actually offering anything new as a replacement. But then, a critique doesn’t have to totally destroy what it’s critiquing; sometimes it’s just good to take a closer look at the beliefs and foundations that drive the important processes in our lives. That’s what postmodernism does for me, anyway. I’m doing a course in jurisprudence (legal philosophy, basically) and postmodernism’s a significant part of it.

But in the wider field of things… I don’t think modernism’s being replaced by postmodernism. American culture is, in some ways, becoming postmodern (that’s NOT a criticism, don’t panic), but it’s not a universal trend or anything. I doubt it ever could be, since ‘solid’ foundations are really quite nice and people won’t abandon them lightly. Besides, postmodernism generally implies that nothing can truly have a firm basis in ‘truth’, since everything is subjective. If that’s the case, it’d mean that postmodernism is as subjective and immaterial as anything else, especially since it’s a completely human construct and not based on anything empirical or concrete.

But that’s just me. I’m not an astute philosopher or anything, just a curious observer.

What do y’all think about postmodernism?

PS: most postmodern artwork is nonsense, in my opinion.