Lyotard, Jean-FranÇois
French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard (1924–1998), who was born in Vincennes, France, on August 10, was an originator of what became known as postmoderni...
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Lyotard, Jean-FranÇois(1924–1998)
Born in Versailles, France, on August 10, 1924, Jean-François Lyotard was educated in Paris. As a child, Lyotard wanted to be a monk, painter, hi...
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Although he is most widely known as the founder of postmodern theory, Jean-François Lyotard was an eclectic thinker who possessed a formidable knowledge of Kantian aesthetics, Surrealism, Judai...
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