“The grand narrative has lost its credibility, regardless of what mode of unification is uses, regardless of whether it is a speculative narrative or a narrative of emancipation.”

Source: The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1977), p.37

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French philosopher 1924–1998

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