Because the oppressive, foundational modern paradigm couldn t accommodate the individual s ever increasing need for self-affirmation, a revolution led to a new epistemology. As a result of the new epistemology, questions concerning the views of reality and truth affect composition instruction.
Berlin defines truth in light of the current epistemological paradigm shift.
This new epistemology mandates a view of reality and truth which is conceived a posteriori and essentially perspectivistic. That is, each person's experiences, perceptions of the world, are the essence of their conception of truth. And because there s an inherent bond between a writer's perception to the world and that person s writing, the field of composition must evolve. This is simply one of Hypertext's possible functions in a Post-modern composition classroom.