EXPLORING THE POSTMODERN - PERILS OR POTENTIALS

In an attempt to rescue the self from the ravages of postmodern analys is, M. Brewster Smith (1994) called into action traditional investment s in science and moral vision. However, not only are the grounds for t hese investments found wanting, they themselves harbor threats to huma n well-being. Furthermore, by understanding the postmodern conception of language as relational, a certain place can be made for both empiri cal research and moral deliberation. At the same time, postmodern thou ght opens new vistas for psychology and new horizons for the self.