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Matter asks no questions, expects no answers of us. It ignores us. It made us the way it makes all bodies—by chance and according to its laws.

— Jean-François Lyotard Thought Without a Body? (1994)

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The body might be considered the hardware of the complex technical device that is human thought.

Thought Without a Body? (1994)

Legitimation is the process by which a legislator is authorized to promulgate such a law as a norm.

The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1977)

Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity towards metanarratives.

The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1979)

Let us wage war on totality; let us be witnesses to the unpresentable, let us activate the different and save the honor of the name.

The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1977)

It is generally accepted that nature is an indifferent, not deceptive opponent, and it is upon this basis that the distinction is made between the natural and the human sciences.

The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1977)

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