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...that the subject of this somber book is the postmodern 'condition' would imply that the condition is now universal, perhaps even ingrained in human nature and society. This is empirically a falsehood, since, for the most part, Zulus and Czech window-washers do not fret over, let alone care, about postmodernism...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: Himmelfarb Pushes Post-structuralism Into the Abyss | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

Moreover, the fact that we can say it is a falsehood means that postmodernism is not in fact ingrained in human nature or society today, because by its very nature, postmodernism does not accept notions of truth...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: Himmelfarb Pushes Post-structuralism Into the Abyss | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

...Farrakhan: Now the truth of the matter is that white supremacists built a world on that ideology. If that system of white supremacy is based on falsehood, then the truth will attack that system at its foundation and it will begin to tumble down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Louis Farrakhan: They Suck the Life From You | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

...government will further reduce the public's trust in the honesty of its officials." (According to a TIME/CNN poll conducted last fall, 63% of Americans already have little or no confidence that government leaders talk straight.) "It is ironic that the military should participate in sanctioning a category of falsehood by silence," says New York University law professor Stephen Gillers. "More than any institution in society, probably including the family, the military insists that its effectiveness demands loyalty to the organization above loyalty to self. If there's something amiss, you're supposed to speak up. If homosexuality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: DON'T SETTLE FOR HYPOCRISY | 7/26/1993 | See Source »

...course of his letter, Lewis, a tenured professor, calls us "naive," "mean," "inaccurate," "unprofessional" and "immature." He says we engage in "falsehood" and even "absolute fantasy." Perhaps, on further reflection, he will find that these harsh charges go unsupported by the facts. John A. Cloud '93 Editorial Chair

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Series Was Another Example of Biased Journalism | 1/29/1993 | See Source »

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