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In many circles, Lyotard is celebrated as the postmodern theorist par excellence.1 His book The Postmodern Condition (1984a; orig. 1979) introduced the term to a broad public and has been widely discussed in the postmodern debates of the last decade. During this period, Lyotard has published a series of books which promote postmodern positions in theory, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. More than almost anyone, Lyotard has championed a break with modern theory and methods, while popularizing and disseminating postmodern alternatives. As a result, his work sparked a series of intense controversies that we address in this and the following chapters.
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Best, S., Kellner, D. (1991). Lyotard and Postmodern Gaming. In: Postmodern Theory. Communications and Culture. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21718-2_5
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