<human>:  Why did Jean-Francois Lyotard write the book ‘The Postmodern Condition’?
<bot>: Lyotard wrote The Postmodern Condition to explain what the postmodern condition is. In his book, Lyotard argues that postmodernism is characterized by the rise of a new type of knowledge that is produced by the media. This new type of knowledge is based on the idea that there is no truth, and thus, no absolute knowledge. This new type of knowledge is often called postmodernism because it is based on postmodern thought.