A report on knowledge jeanfran ois lyotard translation from the french by geoff bennington and brian massumi foreword by fredric jameson theory and history of literature, volume 10. A report on knowledge 1979 acclaimed for his innovative investigation of postmodernity, jean francois lyotards wellreferenced tome, the postmodern condition. After studying at the sorbonne, he completed an agregation teaching degree in philosophy in 1950 and joined. In the spirit of freshness and as a way of providing what i hope is a unique angle on the philosophers abstract theory, below are quotes from the text along with my observations incorporating what i judge to be a nearperfect literary example of. Jean francois lyotard was born on august 10, 1924 in vincennes, france to jeanpierre lyotard, a sales representative, and madeleine cavalli. Francois lyotard pubblicato da feltrinelli nella collana idee. Whilst he was not afraid of poverty, chastity was not for him. Welcome to the postmodern condition by french philosopher jeanfrancois lyotard 19241998. Jeanfrancois lyotard french philosopher and writer. Nellintroduzione al testo, lautore afferma che questo termine designa lo stato della cultura dopo le trasformazioni subite dalle regole dei giochi della scienza, della letteratura e delle arti a partire dalla fine del xix secolo. Jeanfrancois lyotard, 19241998as a boy, he wanted to be a dominican monk, a painter, or perhaps a historian. From every direction we are being urged to put an end to experimentation, in the arts and elsewhere. Introduccion jeanfran c ois lyotard nacio en versalles en 1924 y murio en paris en 1998. He had no artistic talent, and his poor memory made him an unlikely historian.
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