Postmodernism Generator
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The Postmodernism Generator is a computer program that automatically produces "close imitations" of postmodernist writing. It was written in 1996 by Andrew C. Bulhak of Monash University using the Dada Engine, a system for generating random text from recursive grammars.[1] A free version is also hosted online. The essays are produced from a formal grammar defined by a recursive transition network.[2]
Responses
The Postmodernism Generator was mentioned by biologist Richard Dawkins in the conclusion to his article "Postmodernism Disrobed"[3] (1998) for the scientific journal Nature, reprinted in his book A Devil's Chaplain (2004).[4]
After he "produced the first two [lines] using a 'Postmodernism Generator,' and the second two using an 'Analytic Philosophy Generator'", philosophy of information and information ethics researcher Luciano Floridi stated, that <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />
"So many resources are devoted to internal issues that no external input can be processed anymore, and the system stops working. The world may be undergoing a revolution, Rome may be burning, but the philosophical discourse remains detached, meaningless, and utterly oblivious. Time for an upgrade."[5]
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See also
References
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External links
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