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Ships that should Pass in the Night


Jason Wasserman on balancing the claims of Postmodernism and Critical Realism.



In a recent article in Philosophy Now, (‘How
to Get Real’, Issue 42) Roger Caldwell gave a highly critical account of postmodern theory,
claiming that “Postmodernism is dead. It is to be succeeded by the age of critical realism.” As
he didn’t discuss exactly how critical realism is replacing postmodernism, Caldwell’s comment
was more a statement of what he thinks ought to be happening than a description of what is.
Anyone reading his article who is familiar with the intended scope of postmodern theory can only come
to the conclusion that Caldwell has missed the point. In a broader sense, so have critical realists in
general.


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