| Idlewild – These Wooden Ideas Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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I think this text is a critique of postmodern philosophy. Postmodern philosophy was fashionable especially at the end of the last century, but it is still strong. Its cornerstones are the rejection of the idea of progress and of "grand narratives" (i.e., internally consistent systems of thought and interpretations of history). It denies that there are ideals or ideologies to fight for, that there is an unambiguous reality to believe in, that our very identity is an explicable and unified whole. But if you deny all truth, you must admit that your own denial of that truth is false, and you are thus contradicting yourself (I bet you don't know how to spell conviction/contradiction). This is a well-known criticism of postmodern philosophy. Some critics also see it as unwittingly reductionist, that is, oversimplifying (this wooden idea is how you sell reduction). Therefore, "I waited for progress, but I'm not willing to accept it all", that is, a reductionist, hypocritical worldview that, in contradicting itself, accuses other worldviews of one-dimensionality and reductivism. I love this song. I just hope I'm not reading too much into it :) |
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