What is meant by 'Postmodernism'? Modern thoughts and philosophies and concepts and ideals make up the era of postmodernism, and although there are people who doubt whether or not postmodernism may be the correct and appropriate term to be applied to what is happening in the world today, there can be no doubt at all that many things are indeed happening today, and the simple fact that most of these things are deep and far reaching cannot be denied. Therefore, what exactly is postmodernism? Is it a philosophical movement, something like existentialism, or is it an artistic movement, like impressionism or surrealism? Or is it a period in history, like for example, the Renaissance? (About Postmodernism, a Postmodern Essay) .

             However, experts have not been able to accurately describe the term; while some individuals may believe that the term may describe wonderful opportunities in the world today, some others may be quite fearful of the term, because of its relative ambiguity and vagueness. The term postmodernism can be aptly explained by one expert who has said that it is an indicator that the previous 'modernism' is at an end, and that something else has come to take over in its place. The postmodern age is a time of unlimited choices and freedom to choose, and also a time when traditions have made a comeback, and no single individual may adopt orthodoxy without a small bit of self-consciousness, and at the same time, it is a period in which previously established rules no longer have any importance or a place. (About Postmodernism, a Postmodern Essay) .

             John Francois Lyotard was a prominent postmodern thinker, and his thinking and philosophy can be taken as perfect examples of postmodernism. John Francois Lyotard was born in the year 1924 in Versailles, and he went on to be recognized as one of the world's foremost philosophers and thinkers today, being more renowned for his analyses on the impact of post modernity on the human condition.