“Derrida, Van Til and the Metaphysics of Postmodernism” by Jacob Gabriel Hale

Perhaps the most prevalent philosophical movement in the west today is what has been termed “Postmodernism.” Since its rise to the center stage of philosophical discourse in the west over the past thirty years, many essays, books and critiques have been written in an effort to define and analyze postmodern thought. This task has proven to be very daunting. Because postmodernism is trans-disciplinary, and lacks a core “logos” that defines itself singularly, postmodern thought expresses itself in many different forms, given its broad base of intellectual interests. However, in spite of the inherent slipperiness of the term “postmodernism,” there have been successful efforts to locate core beliefs that seem to drive postmodernism in its various interests and some of postmodernism’s leading thinkers.