When 'the Light of the Great Cultural Problems Moves on': On the Possibility of a Cultural Theory of Modernity  

Oleh:

Friese, Heidrun ; Wagner, Peter

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Thesis Eleven vol. 61 no. 1 (Mei 2000), page 25–40.
Topik: autonomy; civilization; culture; modernity; rationality
Fulltext: 25TE611.pdf (69.79KB)

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Comparative analysis of civilizations has recently revived and has led into a debate about varieties of modernity. This connection between an empirically defined area of study, 'civilizations', and a theme that is predominantly seen as conceptual, 'modernity', is a peculiar one and raises crucial questions for any social theory. Can 'modernity' be located spatio-temporally among the civilizations? Is it itself a civilization (or the successor to all civilizations), or does it not rather refer to a human condition? This article takes its starting point from the observation that civilizational comparison is always some form of cultural analysis and asks if and how a cultural theory of modernity is possible and fruitful under current theoretical and historical conditions.

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