Jean-François Lyotard

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Postmodernism
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:postmodernism
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:University_of_Paris_VIII
gptkb:literary_analysis
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
gptkb:political_theory
critical theory
deconstruction
aesthetics
cultural criticism
philosophy of language
philosophy of history
theory of knowledge
social theory
philosophy of art
poststructuralism
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Grand_Prix_de_la_Critique
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Hannah_Arendt_Prize
gptkb:Theodor_W._Adorno_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1924-08-10
gptkbp:born August 10, 1924
gptkbp:children gptkb:Laurent_Lyotard
gptkb:Philippe_Lyotard
gptkb:Sophie_Lyotard
2
gptkbp:contributed_to critical theory
media studies
postmodern theory
gptkbp:death_date 1998-04-21
gptkbp:died April 21, 1998
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:famous_quote " The differend is a case of conflict between two parties that cannot be resolved because the terms of the conflict are incommensurable."
" The postmodern condition is one of the loss of the grand narratives that used to provide meaning and coherence to our lives."
" I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives."
" In the postmodern world, we are faced with a plurality of narratives and perspectives."
" The task of the philosopher is to create a space for the articulation of these diverse voices."
gptkbp:field gptkb:literary_analysis
gptkb:philosophy
cultural criticism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-François Lyotard
gptkbp:influence critical theory
deconstruction
poststructuralism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alain_Badiou
gptkb:Edward_Said
gptkb:Fredric_Jameson
gptkb:Antonio_Gramsci
gptkb:Max_Horkheimer
gptkb:The_Frankfurt_School
gptkb:Theodor_Adorno
gptkb:Jacques_Derrida
gptkb:Jean_Baudrillard
gptkb:Judith_Butler
gptkb:Walter_Benjamin
gptkb:Chantal_Mouffe
gptkb:Herbert_Marcuse
gptkb:Michel_Foucault
gptkb:Seyla_Benhabib
gptkb:Gilles_Deleuze
gptkb:Nancy_Fraser
gptkb:Bruno_Latour
gptkb:Yascha_Mounk
gptkb:Homi_K._Bhabha
gptkb:Rosi_Braidotti
gptkb:Toni_Negri
gptkb:Giorgio_Agamben
gptkb:Slavoj_Žižek
gptkb:Zygmunt_Bauman
gptkb:literary_criticism
cultural studies
contemporary philosophy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Martin_Heidegger
gptkbp:is_taught_in gptkb:University_of_Montreal
gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:University_of_Paris_VIII
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:The_Inhuman
The Differend
The Postmodern Condition
Libidinal Economy
critique of metanarratives
the concept of the differend
gptkbp:movement gptkb:postmodernism
structuralism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_feature the differend
the sublime in art
The differend
The end of grand narratives
The sublime in art
the end of grand narratives
gptkbp:notable_work The Differend
The Postmodern Condition
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Claude_Lyotard
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:University_of_Montreal
gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:University_of_Paris_VIII
gptkb:University_of_Paris_X
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Confession_of_the_Flesh
gptkb:The_Differend:_Phrases_in_Dispute
gptkb:The_Inhuman
gptkb:The_Lyotard_Reader
gptkb:The_Postmodern_Condition:_A_Report_on_Knowledge
The Differend
The Postmodern Condition
The Postmodern Explained
The Inhuman: Reflections on Time
Lessons on the Analytic of the Sublime
Postmodern Fables
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gptkb:Kaiserslautern
gptkb:Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
gptkb:the_First_International
gptkb:Postmodernism
gptkb:July_Monarchy
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