KnowraJean-François LyotardLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Jean-François Lyotard, each with the reason it gives.All 6Related 4Compared with 2PostmodernismRelated: His account of incredulity toward metanarratives became a widely cited definition of the postmodern condition.Postmodern literatureRelated: His account of distrust in sweeping explanations clarifies a recurring literary preoccupation.Jürgen HabermasCompared with: Lyotard’s skepticism toward universal claims opposed Habermas’s defense of modernity’s unfinished project.Postmodern philosophyRelated: His account of incredulity toward metanarratives gave postmodernism one of its defining formulations.Bernard-Henri LévyRelated: His work and public debates mark a distinct response to the political certainties Lévy opposed.Fredric JamesonCompared with: Lyotard’s account of postmodernity differs from Jameson’s emphasis on capitalism’s historical stages.