Michael Luntley gives a lively introduction to the debate over postmodernism. Covering the key questions of our age, this book is ideal for students of philosophy or the social sciences.Michael Luntley provides a lively introduction to the debate over postmodernism.Sympathisers of the postmodernist critique of absolute knowledge have jetisoned concepts of reason,truth and self;this abandonment has fuelled their opponents' case against postmodernism.This has led them to ignore the very real problems raised by the postmodernists.Luntley offers a clear and careful exposition of how rational debate survives despite the Enlightenment's failings.Reason,Truth and Self covers many of the key questions of our age:* How rational is science?* Can we really know the truth about ourselves and the world?* What is the nature of the mind?* Can we know the difference between right and wrong?Reason,Truth and Self is ideal for introductory courses in philosophy and the social sciences.