Elements for a Theory of Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3896117 |
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| Authors | Philibert Secretan (University of Fribourg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 126 |
| Pages | 71-90 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diogenes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0392-1921 • E-ISSN: 1467-7695 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/039219218403212605 |
| OpenAlex | W2037508497 |
| Language | EN |
The terms "modem" and "modernity", like many other terms in common use and of wide extension, are extremely complex. And a theory of modernity should have no other goal initially than to settle this polysemy in the hope of arriving at a sufficiently rigid definition that the "thing" itself can become the object of a clearer consideration. But what is the path toward this greater clarity
Epistemology · Modernity · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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