SIO53: What Is Postmodernism? With Aaron Rabi

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Thomas Smith

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🗓️ 26 June 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What the Gender Studies Hoax and Jordan B. Peterson's pronoun mania both have in common is the bogeyman of postmodernism. It seems to be conventional wisdom that postmodernism is manifestly crazy. But how substantive is that criticism in reality? I've invited a philosopher, Aaron Rabi, to give us a bit of a lesson on what postmodernism is and perhaps where the criticisms are accurate and where they fall short. Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/seriouspod Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email [email protected] Questions, Suggestions, Episode ideas? email: [email protected] Direct Download

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0:00.0	You're listening to serious inquiries only. Oh, Hello and welcome to serious inquiries only this is episode number 53 I'm your host
0:34.1	Thomas Smith all right today I am really excited to bring you a conversation with
0:38.1	Aaron Rabi or I guess he pronounces it rabbi on postmodernism. So much of the criticism
0:46.5	when we talk about the gender studies hoax a lot of other things a lot of
0:50.8	Jordan B Peterson's criticism so much of it comes down to post-modernism is taking
0:56.0	over academia and it's a huge problem. And I couldn't help but wonder just what exactly is post-modernism
1:01.9	and I wanted to do kind of a basics on it and
1:05.1	Aaron has done some reading done some research he also has of course a
1:08.6	background philosophy and he's here to take us through it. So just what is postmodernism?
1:14.7	Let's find out.
1:16.4	Joining me now is Aaron Rabbi. He's of the Embrace the Void Podcast. How you doing
1:28.6	Aaron? I'm doing great Thomas. How are you doing? Doing great and Aaron has been on, oh is it two times before or one time before, I can't remember.
1:36.7	It's been a couple of times now.
1:39.0	We did the consequentialism episode and we did the episode about free will.
1:42.4	Yeah, it's awesome.
1:44.0	I always love coming on seriously stirring up inquiries to get fans only.
1:47.0	Yeah, let's well, in that spirit. Yeah, no, uh, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna stir up today, Tom.
1:56.0	Let's start some rumors about, uh, you know, skating atheist or something.
2:00.0	So, Aaron, yeah, you've been kind of the the philosopher on call here to kind
2:06.3	educate us about philosophical topics from time to time and it's been really cool
2:11.0	also should note that you know know, I've been on your show.
2:15.5	Let's see, by the time this airs, it should be out.
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