The book of the famous philosopher Jean-Franois Lyotard (p.) 1924. ) has become the time since its first publication, the classic. It covers issues of knowledge, his state and models of legitimation in the postmodern era, as well as different types of language games and their pragmatism, The author explores, How can social relations be regulated in our time , What happens to the idea of a just society , whether the effectiveness and efficiency of the system can be the goal of cognition and development of society . For teachers of philosophy, as well as for students and graduate students specializing in the social sciences . It is of interest to specialists - philosophers, sociologists, philologists . Art historians and a wide range of intellectuals. Dop. Information: Published with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. France and the French Cultural Center in Moscow, I also. Central European University Publications (CEU Press) and . the Institute - Open Society