One work of this person notes two different types of meaninglessness: those of plastic symbols and linguistic signs. Another claims that desire escapes systematizing rational thought, citing May '68. This author of Discourse/
One work of this person notes two different types of meaninglessness: those of plastic symbols and linguistic signs. Another claims that desire escapes systematizing rational thought, citing May '68. This author of Discourse/Figure and The Libidinal Economy posed petits récits as replacements for abstract explanations of history, or (*) meta-narratives, which have lost currency in the titular state of his best-known work. For 10 points— name this author of The Postmodern Condition.
One work of this person notes two different types of meaninglessness: those of plastic symbols and linguistic signs.
{Jean}-{François Lyotard}