Mr. Tea
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...while post-modernism is critical of science as the basis of all enlightenment...
That's EXACTLY my point! Science has never claimed to be the basis of all enlightenment - or rather, anyone who has ever claimed that is grossly misrepresenting it (most likely someone in an anti-scientific position constructing a straw man). For one thing, science can't be used to prove that 2+2=4, since mathematics doesn't need science, while you need mathematics to do (most worthwhile) science. Plus there's the entire sphere of humanities or 'human sciences', about which (natural) science has not much to say. You can't use quantum mechanics to make meaningful statements about economics, politics or linguistics.