Techno-Science, Rationality, and the University: Lyotard on the "Postmodern Condition.".

Peters, Michael

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Techno-Science, Rationality, and the University: Lyotard on the "Postmodern Condition."

Peters, Michael

Educational Theory, v39 n2 p93-105 Spr 1989

This article explores Lyotard's contribution to the modernism vs. postmodernism debate and the educational implications of his hypothesis that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter the postindustrial age and cultures enter the postmodern age. (IAH)

Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Foundations of Education, Higher Education, Information Technology, Language Usage, Modernism, Philosophy, Postmodernism, Role of Education, Scientific Research, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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