 A Theory of Modernity
ISBN: 978-0-631-21612-4
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328 pages
June 1999, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.
1. Modernity from a Postmodern Perspective: The Philosophical Presuppositions.
2. Challenge by the Heritage: Hegel, Marx, Weber.
3. The Two Constituents of Modernity: The Dynamics of Modernity.
4. The Two Constituents of Modernity: The Modern Social Arrangement.
5. The Three Logics of Modernity: The Logic of Technology, Science as the Dominating World-View of Modernity.
6. The Three Logics of Modernity: The Logic of the Division of Social Positions, Functions, and Wealth.
7. The Three Logics of Modernity: The Logic of Political Power (Domination).
8. Culture and Civilization: The Three Concepts of Culture.
9. Culture and Civilization II: The Omnivorous Modernity.
10. Culture and Civilization III: Civilization.
11. World-time and Life-time.
12. Space, place and home.
13. Law, ethos and ethics. The question of values.
14. Happinessshenticity; an ethics of personality.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
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