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Jordan Peterson

Theory & Philosophy

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The Incommensurability of Marxism and Postmodernism

"Postmodernism is a well-developed and pervasive pernicious, nihilistic, intellectually attractive doctrine that now dominates the humanities and social sciences," writes Claire Heming. "The rise of postmodernism constitutes the first step in replacing basic scientific tenets with what he calls radical social constructionism", she adds. This section will serve the purpose of demonstrating the fragility of so-called scientific rationality, and will call into question his axiomatic faith in science as universal and a historical. The third and final section presents the voices of those marginalized by Peterson and his allies, in an effort to highlight the present efforts by marginalized folks to resist their erasure."

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