The problem for application is in what time frame is it useful? In early biology just cataloging plants, bugs, and animals would be of little or no use to those not in those fields as all they were doing is developing taxonomies. The same might be said of those who started first watching the stars.
I think that Postmodernism may be a bit of a waste of time, but it's too early for me to know. Unfortunately they wish the public fund their work.
Ya but at least you could ask a biologist why he was cataloging all those things and he would be able to give you a clear answer and point to possible uses of that catalog, same for the astronomer. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for some of postmodernist theories.
I think that Postmodernism may be a bit of a waste of time, but it's too early for me to know. Unfortunately they wish the public fund their work.