François Lyotard

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associatedWith critical theory
cultural studies
aesthetics
postmodernism
poststructuralism
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:The_Order_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Hannah_Arendt_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-08-10
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Versailles,_France
gptkbp:children Philippe_Lyotard
Sophie_Lyotard
gptkbp:contributedTo ethics
political philosophy
cultural criticism
literary theory
media studies
philosophy of language
theory of knowledge
social theory
aesthetic theory
theory of the event
theory of the sublime
postmodern aesthetics
theory of knowledge in the postmodern age
theory of performativity
theory of the differend
theory of the postmodern condition
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-04-21
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:field philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label François Lyotard
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jacques_Derrida
gptkb:Jean_Baudrillard
gptkb:Michel_Foucault
gptkb:Gilles_Deleuze
gptkb:Jean-François_Lyotard
gptkbp:influencedBy Martin Heidegger
gptkbp:knownFor The Postmodern Condition
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableAlumni incredulity towards metanarratives
gptkbp:occupation sociologist
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Claude_Lyotard
gptkbp:taught gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkb:University_of_Paris_VIII
gptkbp:wrote The Differend
The Inhuman
The Postmodern Explained
Libidinal Economy