- "The word 'modern' in its Latin form 'modernus' was used for the first time in the late fifth century in order to distinguish the present, which had become officially Christian, from the Roman and pagan past. (JH, 98)"
I think its important to have this quote because it gives an idea of what Habermas understands as to the word "modern." Habermas appears to be the only contemporary theorist willing to defend the tradition of modernity.
-"The romantic modernist sought to oppose the antique ideals of the classicists.(JH, 99)"
I dont know if there is a meaning behind this quote but i feel that it is necessary to state the facts.
-"Our sense of modernity creates its own self-enclosed canons of being classic.(JH, 99)"
By this quote, Habbermas means that we speak in the view of the history of modern art. The words "modern" and "classic" have lost their connection in a historical sense.
-"Modernity revolts against the normalizing functions of tradition; modernity lives on the experience of rebelling against all that is normative.(JH, 100)"
Modernism is not something viewed as the common norm but somthing that fights the norm into almost a shock value.
-"Modernist culture has come to penetrate the values of everyday life; the life-word is infected by modernism. (JH, 100)"
Because modernism is forced the idea of authenticity is in a high demand.
Other Quotes:
-"Culture in its modern form stirs up hatred against the conventions and virtues of everyday life, which has become rationalized under the pressures of economic and administrative imperatives. (JH, 101)"
-"Under the pressures of the dynamics of economic growth and the organizational accomplishment of the state, this social modernization penetrates deeper and deeper into previous forms of human existence. (JH, 102)"
Any Ideas? I had problems with understanding this reading even though i've reread it three times.
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