COSMOPOLIS: THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF MODERNITY

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COSMOPOLIS: THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF MODERNITY
Autor: Toulmin, Stephen
Assuntos: Modernity ; Sociology of Knowledge ; Theoretical Problems
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Descrição: A sociohistorical & philosophical consideration of the terms, ideas, & assumptions by which humanity makes sense of the past, & the ways in which our view of the past affects our posture in dealing with the future, presented in 5 Chpts with a Preface, a Prologue, & an Epilogue. Prologue -- Backing into the Millennium. (1) What Is the Problem about Modernity? -- examines central debates about the coming postmodern period in various fields in order to explore the origins of the concept of modernity, investigates the historical context that shaped the modern commitment to rationality, & critiques & offers a revision of the contemporary standard account of the development of modernity, from the Renaissance to humanism, to rationalism. (2) The 17th-Century Counter-Renaissance -- discusses the sociohistorical, religious, & political context in which Rene Descartes formulated his philosophy, including the important policies introduced by Henry of Navarre, the poetic works of John Donne lamenting the decay & decline of the moral fabric of family & society, & the "quest for certainty," accentuated between 1630 & 1660. Careful consideration is given to why the years 1610-1650 were so exceptional. (3) The Modern World View -- analyzes the political & intellectual problems associated with the new historical situation resulting from the religious wars & the dilution of the power of the landed nobility in northern & western Europe after 1650, focusing on the social reconstruction of late seventeenth-century Europe, the restoration of communication between nations, the rebuilding of stable & coherent social relations, & Gottfried Leibniz's & John Newton's philosophical contributions to articulating the new sociohistorical context. (4) The Far Side of Modernity -- argues that the new emphasis in the early eighteenth century on the unity, stability, & integrity of the nation, as a focus of organization for the modern state & society, was always a philosophical ideal more than a political actuality, focuses on the changes in & debates about the underlying picture of the natural order, by which political or social changes were cosmopolitically rationalized between 1700 & 1980, & maintains that a revision of the standard narrative returns the historiographical analysis of modernity to a closer fit with a humanist perspective. (5) The Way Ahead -- argues that the twin legacies of the sciences & the humanities can be reconciled only by a change of direction that requires a balance between the hope for certainty & clarity in theory with the impossibility of avoiding uncertainty & ambiguity in practice. Epilogue -- Facing the Future Again. Bibliographical Notes are included. M. Crowdes
Data de criação/publicação: 1990
Idioma: Inglês

COSMOPOLIS: THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF MODERNITY

Toulmin, Stephen

1990

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