What is a fundamental difference between modernism and postmodernism?

Understanding Postmodern Literature

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Modernism focuses on relativism, while postmodernism focuses on absolute truths.
Modernism is concerned with ontology, while postmodernism is concerned with epistemology.
Modernism emphasizes justified true belief, while postmodernism views truth as socially constructed.
Modernism rejects theories, while postmodernism embraces them.
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According to postmodernism, what influences an individual's understanding of truth?
Religious beliefs
Social constructions like race, class, and gender
Scientific discoveries
Personal intuition
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What is an example of a concept that postmodernists believe should be deconstructed?
Mathematics
Time
Marriage
Gravity
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which philosopher is known for the statement 'I think therefore I am'?
Michel Foucault
Roland Barthes
René Descartes
Jean Baudrillard
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does Jean Baudrillard's concept of hyperreality suggest?
Reality is a fixed and unchanging entity.
Simulations have replaced the real in modern society.
Truth is an absolute concept.
Knowledge is purely instinctual.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which technique involves a story about the process of its own creation?
Metafiction
Intertextuality
Irony
Fabulation
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What is the purpose of using irony in postmodern texts?
To celebrate other works
To draw attention to the text's artificial nature
To mock traditional narratives
To create a serious tone
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