About the book: 2021 / A provocative explanation of why postmodernism was the most energetic intellectual movement of the 20th century. Philosopher Stephen Hicks explores European thought from Rousseau to Foucault to trace the path of relativist ideas from their origins to their apogee in the second half of the last century. Explaining Postmodernism is a polemical history that provides fresh insight into debates over political correctness, multiculturalism and the future of liberal democracy. , and also tells us how the progressive left, looking to the future with optimism, turned into apologists for anti-science and cynicism, and why their influence is still great among modern philosophers. The publishing layout of the book is saved in a4.pdf format.