THE POSTMODERN GENERATION

Abstract

Postmodernism does not deny Modernism, but celebrates its conquests, such as the positivism inherent to the sciences, the techno scientifíc reason to pontificate about intuition and intelligence, the triumph of capitalism in its neoliberal and fascist versions, opposing economic fundamentalism —the market as a supreme valué— to religious fundamentalism . With these ideas, Frei Betto begins his reflection on a topic so often debated in recent decades. "The utopias fell with Berlin's wall" according to the Brazilian writer, with a bit of nostalgia.