MARTA LOPEZ GIL /ARGENTINE PHILOSOPHER

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PHILOSOPHY, MODERNITY, POSTMODERNITY, Buenos Aires, Biblos, 1990. (Reprinted several times. This book was published thanks to a grant from CONyCet).

Arguments about modernity and postmodernity were shaped by scarcely founded denunciations, abrupt statements, ungrounded denials, contradictions, misunderstandings, all of which witnessed to an underlying restlessness caused by the tearing apart of an Enlightment —a figure adopted by Western man: the "enlightened man"–perceiving it has come to the end of its tether or refusing to admit such an end. As a result, we have man in tense expectation of a new historical figure.
Modern thought is uncertain, astounded, shapeless, overwhelmed, bewildered.. How can we forget Plato? How can we forget Kant? How can we forget Hegel? It must be aware of the new historical, political and cultural facts, and build upon brand new theoretical guidelines. It should even find new styles of discourse, new ways of writing, based upon the belief that modern philosophy is not the only way to work on philosophy; although it is truly difficult to move on to a different theoretical field other than self-legitimating grounding and arguing.
If the term "postmodern" is not deemed appropriate to describe this thought, if postmodernity is seen as discredited (as has been said, without pinning down the parameter of such "discredit"), then we should coin another name for a philosophy whose rationality seems to be standing on quicksand.
This book is made up of passages from various authors. They are connected to each other up to a certain point but loosely enough to allow for an unfinished book. It is actually a learning tool, inviting readers to go through the texts and follow their own paths.

Buy	PHILOSOPHY, MODERNITY, POSTMODERNITY, Buenos Aires, Biblos, 1990. (Reprinted several times. This book was published thanks to a grant from CONyCet). Arguments about modernity and postmodernity were shaped by scarcely founded denunciations, abrupt statements, ungrounded denials, contradictions, misunderstandings, all of which witnessed to an underlying restlessness caused by the tearing apart of an Enlightment —a figure adopted by Western man: the "enlightened man"–perceiving it has come to the end of its tether or refusing to admit such an end. As a result, we have man in tense expectation of a new historical figure. Modern thought is uncertain, astounded, shapeless, overwhelmed, bewildered.. How can we forget Plato? How can we forget Kant? How can we forget Hegel? It must be aware of the new historical, political and cultural facts, and build upon brand new theoretical guidelines. It should even find new styles of discourse, new ways of writing, based upon the belief that modern philosophy is not the only way to work on philosophy; although it is truly difficult to move on to a different theoretical field other than self-legitimating grounding and arguing. If the term "postmodern" is not deemed appropriate to describe this thought, if postmodernity is seen as discredited (as has been said, without pinning down the parameter of such "discredit"), then we should coin another name for a philosophy whose rationality seems to be standing on quicksand. This book is made up of passages from various authors. They are connected to each other up to a certain point but loosely enough to allow for an unfinished book. It is actually a learning tool, inviting readers to go through the texts and follow their own paths.