A Theory of Modernity

Written by one of the most influential figures in post-World-War-II social thought, A Theory of Modernity is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity, which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism.

Agnes Heller-a colleague, pupil, and friend of George Lukacs and one-time dissident in Communist Hungary - is Hannah Arendt Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. Her books include Reconstructing Aestheticism (1986), Beyond Justice (1988), General Ethics (1989), A Philosophy of Morals (1990), and An Ethics of Personality (1996), all published by Blackwell Publishers.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

xii

Modernity from a Postmodern Perspective: The Philosophical Presuppositions

1

(18)

The Challenge of the Heritage: Hegel, Marx, Weber

19

(21)

The Two Constituents of Modernity I: The Dynamics of Modernity

40

(10)

The Two Constituents of Modernity II: The Modern Social Arrangement

50

(14)

The Three Logics of Modernity I: The Logic of Technology - Science as the Dominating World View of Modernity

64

(16)

The Three Logics of Modernity II: The Logic of the Division of Social Positions, Functions, and Wealth

80

(16)

The Three Logics of Modernity III: The Logic of Political Power (Domination)

96

(19)

Culture and Civilization I: The Three Concepts of Culture

115

(26)

Culture and Civilization II: The Omnivorous Modernity

141

(11)

Culture and Civilization III: Civilization

152

(21)

Worldtime and Lifetime

173

(12)

Space, Place, and Home

185

(15)

Law, Ethos, and Ethics: The Question of Values

200

(21)

Happiness, Perfection, Authenticity: An Ethics of Personality

221

(15)

Notes

236

(66)

Selected Bibliography

302

(6)

Index

308

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A Theory of Modernity

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