[pelathais]

Post Modernism is primarily a literary and artistic reaction to the "naive" optimism of Modernism. Some will substitute more derogatory terms for "naive" such as "racist" and "homophobic" or "Eurocentric." In place of these "evils" they offer "Afro or Asiancentric" (or just about any place else) and "heterophobic" and ironically enough, just more plain old racism.

There is even a debate as to whether or not "Post Modernism" really exists. Not to fear however, as this sort of doubt and questioning is merely a reflection of post modernism itself. POMO (Post Modernism) is really a continuation on a theme that was first developed as a footnote to Rene Descartes' work.

Descartes was famous for the "I think, therefore I am" saying; despite the fact that he didn't quite say that. However, a student of his; known to history only as "Thomas," developed a line of thinking that produced the idea that doubt was the primary and fundamental ingredient to all thought.

The line goes like this: "Even if I doubt I exist; I must think those thoughts of doubt - and therefore I must exist." The whole thing was intended as a thought exercise designed to develop the most fundamental and basic statement from which to begin all philosophy.