A work can become modern only if it is first postmodern. Postmodernism thus understood is not modernism at its end but in the nascent state, and this state is constant. Jean-Francois Lyotard constantendmodern Change image and share on social
One can decide that the principal role of knowledge is as an indispensable element in the functioning of society, and act in accordance with that decision, only if one has already decided that society is a giant machine. Jean-Francois Lyotard accordanceactdecide share on social
A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations that is now more complex and mobile than ever before. Jean-Francois Lyotard amountcomplexexist Change image and share on social
Even now it is no longer composed of the traditional political class, but of a composite layer of corporate leaders, high-level administrators, and the heads of the major professional, labor, political, and religious organisations. Jean-Francois Lyotard administratorclasscompose share on social
Scientific knowledge is a kind of discourse. Jean-Francois Lyotard discoursekindknowledge Change image and share on social
And today more than ever, knowing about that society involves first of all choosing what approach the inquiry will take, and that necessarily means choosing how society can answer. Jean-Francois Lyotard answerapproachchoose Change image and share on social
Liberalism does not preclude an organisation of the flow of money in which some channels are used in decision making while others are only good for the payment of debts. Jean-Francois Lyotard channeldebtdecision Change image and share on social
Knowledge is and will be produced in order to be sold, it is and will be consumed in order to be valorised in a new production: in both cases, the goal is exchange. Jean-Francois Lyotard caseconsumeexchange Change image and share on social
What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction. Jean-Francois Lyotard attractionhistoricalinstitution Change image and share on social
Increasingly, the central question is becoming who will have access to the information these machines must have in storage to guarantee that the right decisions are made. Jean-Francois Lyotard accesscentraldecision Change image and share on social
