BF190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: New Guardians, Man Man, Laziness
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Modernity: describes a historical period in social and cultural development in which traditional feudal relations give away to secularism, rationalism and capitalist economics. Critical thinking: arguably the concept most central to modernity is what we call critical thinking: the notion that human beings have a universal capacity to think rational for themselves. Diversity: modernity is made up of a vast number of competing ideas about how the world should be understood and how society and culture should be organized (i. e. liberalism, conservatism, socialism, communism and capitalism) If i saw the world the way this thinker does, how would it look - try to understand the theorist before you judge or decide whether or not you agree or disagree. The passion for destruction is also a creative passion mikhali bakunin. Form an opinion : each one one of the readings can serve as a key to revealing your own values and beliefs.