POSTMODERN EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE LITERARY TEXT: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TRUTH CONSTRUCTION
Keywords:
postmodern epistemology, Orhan Pamuk, truth construction, literary text, intertextuality, relativism, postmodern novel.Abstract
This article analyzes the constructive nature of truth in the works of Orhan Pamuk through the principles of postmodern epistemology. It examines the dissolution of boundaries between reality and fiction, epistemological conflicts among narrative voices, and the multilayered structure of meaning within his novels. The study highlights how postmodern concepts—such as relativism, intertextuality, and fragmentation—shape the process of truth construction. The findings demonstrate that truth in Pamuk’s fiction emerges not as a single, fixed entity but as a multifaceted phenomenon continuously reconstructed within the text.References
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