Philosophy and Culture
Explaining Postmodernism (2:32:58)
values and perspectives
| Postmodernism | Modernism | |
| Equality is more important than freedom. | 1. | Freedom is more important than equality. |
| The well-being of the collective is more important than the well-being of individuals. | 2. | The well-being of individuals is more important than the well-being of the collective. |
| Human history is linearly progressive, and virtual utopia is possible. | 3. | Human history is cyclical, and utopia is not possible. |
| Emotion is more important than reason. | 4. | Reason is more important than emotion. |
| An action's moral worth is determined by its intent. | 5. | An action's moral worth is often determined by its outcome. |
| Humans are born as a tabula rasa, a blank slate, and generally shaped by the environment. | 6. | Humans are born with a nature which is generally independent of the environment. |
| All cultures are of equal worth. | 7. | Some cultures are of greater or lesser worth than others. |
| Government regulation is generally a better way to distribute wealth. | 8. | Market forces are generally better ways to distibute wealth. |
| Human happiness is better achieved by a global centralization of power. | 9. | Human happiness is better achieved by national sovereignties built on constitutionally limited government. |
| All truth is relative. | 10. | Some truth is absolute. |
| All problems have solutions. | 11. | All solutions are relative because they involve trade-offs. |