Modernity and Postmodernity: Fifteen Lectures - The Series of Popular Lectures by Renowned Scholars

Author: Chen Jiaming
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: After nearly three centuries of constructing modernity, the critical focus has now shifted to modernity itself. Similar questions are being revisited. Where does the foundation of social norms lie? What is the basis for the rationality and legitimacy of modernity? If taking "subjectivity" as the source of value and meaning for the object is incorrect, then what kind of relationship should exist between the subject and the object? Ultimately, and fundamentally, what is humanity? New answers to such questions constitute the shift in intellectual attitude from modernity to postmodernity. This series of books is written by different authors, each with distinct academic styles, yet they share a common pursuit: to emphasize the relative stability of knowledge, highlight key points, make the content accessible, and simultaneously engage with the forefront of the discipline, sparking interdisciplinary thinking and learning interest. Most of the books in this series adopt the style of academic lectures, intentionally preserving the tone and vivid writing of a classroom setting, creating a sense of immediacy and a more approachable, engaging experience. The intended readers of this series are primarily young people, making it suitable as a popular reading material for the general public to enhance cultural literacy. If used as a general education textbook in universities, instructors can refer to its framework and core content while adding supplementary material. Alternatively, selected chapters can be assigned to students for discussion in class. This series can also serve as a reference textbook.