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Rational Characteristics of Modernity and Its Rational Origin

Wang Bao-jun

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As the general attributes and characteristics in an era,modernity has rich ideological implication.It is different from the times and traditional society in all fields of the modern economic,cultural and political changes.From a philosophical rational perspective to examine a relatively traditional society and its times in terms of modernity,it highlights its technical rational hubris,and a variety of modern forms influenced by technical rationality are at a deeper level.For modern economic rationality demonstrated by the market-oriented standardization,rational consumption of modern culture,entertainment and fashion,modern political rationality of democracy,freedom and order,and so on,they all have the inner source of technological rationality.

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As the general attributes and characteristics in an era,modernity has rich ideological implication.It is different from the times and traditional society in all fields of the modern economic,cultural and political changes.From a philosophical rational perspective to examine a relatively traditional society and its times in terms of modernity,it highlights its technical rational hubris,and a variety of modern forms influenced by technical rationality are at a deeper level.For modern economic rationality demonstrated by the market-oriented standardization,rational consumption of modern culture,entertainment and fashion,modern political rationality of democracy,freedom and order,and so on,they all have the inner source of technological rationality.

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As the general attributes and characteristics in an era,modernity has rich ideological implication.It is different from the times and traditional society in all fields of the modern economic,cultural and political changes.From a philosophical rational perspective to examine a relatively traditional society and its times in terms of modernity,it highlights its technical rational hubris,and a variety of modern forms influenced by technical rationality are at a deeper level.For modern economic rationality demonstrated by the market-oriented standardization,rational consumption of modern culture,entertainment and fashion,modern political rationality of democracy,freedom and order,and so on,they all have the inner source of technological rationality.

Key concepts: Rationality, Modernity, Ideology, Politics, Consumption (sociology), Sociology, Positive economics, Epistemology

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