Bob:Holly shit Nintendo released this cool thing that people actually buy... the nes classic
Bob(3 minutes later):aaand there gone.
Bob(3 minutes later):aaand there gone.
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Get the nes classic mug.When one takes a classical composition and plays it really fast and/or distorted on an electric guitar. Yngwie Malmsteen is the innovator of Neoclassical Rock. It is also much better sounding than regular classical music.
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A genre of painting which became popular between the 1750s-1850s. It was intended to reflect the classic style of greek and roman art and is known for historical settings, muted colors, and still figures. In general, the subjects look as though they were in the middle of something and completely forgot what it was.
Girl 1: Is The Death of Socrates by David neoclassical?
Girl 2: I would say yes, due to its historical setting, muted colors, and the fact that everyone looks like they have no idea where the fricking frack they are.
Girl 2: I would say yes, due to its historical setting, muted colors, and the fact that everyone looks like they have no idea where the fricking frack they are.
by Don't Frickety Fracking Blink February 18, 2014
Get the neoclassical mug.A contemporary revival and reinterpretation of classical postmodern themes, adapting them to 21st-century conditions. Neoclassical Postmodernism returns to the founding insights—the critique of grand narratives, the deconstruction of binaries, the emphasis on difference—while applying them to new phenomena: digital culture, algorithmic power, platform capitalism. It's postmodernism for the age of surveillance, of social media, of artificial intelligence. Neoclassical Postmodernism honors the classical tradition while refusing to treat it as scripture, updating its tools for new tasks.
Example: "He'd studied classical postmodernism and loved it. But the world had changed—Foucault hadn't imagined algorithms; Derrida hadn't deconstructed Twitter. Neoclassical Postmodernism gave him tools to apply classical insights to contemporary conditions. The spirit remained; the applications evolved."
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Get the Neoclassical Postmodernism mug.A contemporary revival of classical relativism, adapting its insights to modern conditions while avoiding its pitfalls. Neoclassical Relativism accepts the core relativist insight—that truth and values are context-dependent—while rejecting the extreme conclusion that all views are equally valid. It develops criteria for evaluating perspectives within contexts, for comparing across contexts, for making judgments without absolutes. Neoclassical Relativism is relativism with standards, pluralism with teeth, the recognition that different doesn't mean equal.
Example: "He'd been attracted to relativism but troubled by its 'anything goes' implications. Neoclassical Relativism gave him a way forward: different contexts, different truths—but within contexts, some truths were better than others. He could respect diversity without giving up on judgment."
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Get the Neoclassical Relativism mug.The application of Critical Theory to neoclassical microeconomics—examining its assumptions, its methods, and its role in justifying capitalist social relations. Critical Theory of Neoclassical Microeconomics asks: Why assume rational actors? Why treat preferences as given? Why focus on equilibrium rather than power? How do these assumptions serve to naturalize markets and obscure exploitation? It doesn't reject economics but insists that neoclassical economics is one framework among many—and one that systematically ignores power, history, and inequality. Critical theory demands an economics that actually explains how economies work, not just how they're supposed to work in theory.
"Neoclassical economics assumes rational actors making optimal choices. Critical Theory of Neoclassical Microeconomics asks: rational given what information? Optimal for whom? Under what constraints? The model describes a fantasy, not reality. Critical theory insists on economics that studies power, inequality, and exploitation—not just idealized markets. Economics that ignores power is just apologetics."
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