Easier book of postmodern philosophy?

answers1: "New Philosophies of Social Science: Realism, Hermeneutics
and Critical Theory" <br>
by William Outhwaite
answers2: What Jim said...in spades! <br>
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Before trying to make sense of that stuff, I suggest you do an online
search for the "Sokal Hoax" if after that you're still interested, try
Foucault's' "This Is Not a Pipe" to start.
answers3: Well I hate to break it to you, but obfuscation is a key
component of postmodern stuff. It hides the fact that there is no real
argument in it! <br>
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Having had formal training in philosophy I would suggest you read
something in the analytic tradition. Although the content is difficult
it is intellectually honest and very rewarding. I suggest something
like this: <br>
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http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7630.html <br>
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Volume one has quite a bit of first order logic so I suggest avoiding
it unless you're good at mathematics or have studied computer science.