Neopragmatists Criticize Postmodernism for Its Nihilistic and Negative Tendencies When

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Multiple Choice

Neopragmatists criticize postmodernism for its nihilistic and negative tendencies when what is needed,they claim,is

• A)a return to the certainty of scientific purity and the search for global unity.
• B)less confrontation and more dialogical encounter in a community of inquirers.
• C)a reassertion of the Kantian program of critiquing all knowledge claims.
• D)a revival of the Platonic search for social justice found in the search for Truth.

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