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It's not even worth a rejoinder. Who'd bother to take issue with someone who suggested that "modern" chemistry was culpable as it said "no" to phlogiston? Mark Rapley, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Programme Director - Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, University of East London, London, E15 4LZ, U.K. Tel: +44 (0)208 223 6392 (Direct) Tel: +44 (0)208 223 4567 (Messages) Tel: +44 (0)7951 908409 (Mobile) -----Original Message----- From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List on behalf of Venables,Keith (Children and Younger Adults) Sent: Thu 12/11/2008 19:32 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Post Modernism doesn't believe in progress Colleagues, I was shocked to read this from MacLure (1995) on the Impact of Postmodernism : As a starting point: think fragmentation, ambiguity, loss of certainty. Think of postmodernism as a kind of undoing of all the habits of mind of so-called western thought that have prevailed over the last two centuries - the decidability of truth, the inevitability of progress, the triumph of reason, the possibility of a universal modern code, the objectivity of science, the forward march of history, the existence of the singular, autonomous self. These foundational principles, are all to do with making the world knowable, accountable, unambiguous, generalisable, predictable, coherent, manageable and mutually comprehensible. They have all, at one time or another, been held to be characteristic of modernism. And post-modernism says 'No' to them. You will begin to understand its widespread unpopularity. MacLure, M. (1995) Postmodernism: a post script, Educational Action Research, 6 (3) 453-469 Is there anyone out there who might offer me a critique of this postmodernism? Keith Venables ***************************************************************************** * Think before you print! Save energy and paper. Do you really need to print this email? Derbyshire County Council is one of the best councils in the country. With the audit commission's top 'Four Star' rating we work to improve the lives of local people by delivering high quality services. You can find out more about us by visiting 'www.derbyshire.gov.uk'. If you want to work for us go to our job pages on 'www.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs'. You can register for e-mail alerts, download job packs and apply on-line. ***************************************************************************** * Please Note: This email is confidential, may be legally privileged and may contain personal views that are not the views of Derbyshire County Council. It is intended solely for the addressee. If this email was sent to you in error please notify us by replying to the email. Once you have done this please delete the email and do not disclose, copy, distribute, or rely on it. Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the contents of this email may be disclosed. Derbyshire County Council reserves the right to monitor both sent and received emails. ***************************************************************************** * ___________________________________ COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK. To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK For any problems or queries, contact the list moderators: Rebekah Pratt ([log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey ([log in to unmask]) ___________________________________ COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK. To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK For any problems or queries, contact the list moderators: Rebekah Pratt ([log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey ([log in to unmask])