Words I'm sick of.
Narrative. I so sick of this word being used. Most of the time it's used to replace belief or idea.
Can we stop please?
Can we stop please?
56-60, M
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helenS · 36-40, F
The expression "grand narrative" is still important and relevant today.
Grand narrative or “master narrative” is a term introduced by French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard in his classic 1979 work The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge, in which Lyotard summed up a range of views which were being developed at the time, as a critique of the institutional and ideological forms of knowledge.
The "national character" of a people is, for example, a grand narrative. This involves the identification of people, ethnicity, and races according to specific, indomitable cultural characteristics.
Grand narrative or “master narrative” is a term introduced by French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard in his classic 1979 work The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge, in which Lyotard summed up a range of views which were being developed at the time, as a critique of the institutional and ideological forms of knowledge.
The "national character" of a people is, for example, a grand narrative. This involves the identification of people, ethnicity, and races according to specific, indomitable cultural characteristics.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@helenS I do believe that civilizations or nation states have narratives. But I find it's use recently illustrates how reality or facts seem ambiguous to people in this age. People have vastly different views of reality and the use of narrative implies to me that there is no objective reality (I'm aware this is highly debatable in a philosophical sense lol), and that any viewpoint is correct despite the facts. I also find it "gaslighting" (hehe) since people will refer to their opponent's viewpoint as a "narrative" instead of their opinion based on fact - this is not always the case.
With the growing amount of people living in virtual echo chambers, I fear that the concept of narrative instead of fact will continue to polarize our society.
With the growing amount of people living in virtual echo chambers, I fear that the concept of narrative instead of fact will continue to polarize our society.