This course examines how the idea of "the modern" develops at the end of the 18th century in European philosophy and literature, and how being modern (or progressive, or hip) became one of the crucial criteria for understanding and evaluating cultural change. Are we still in modernity, or have we moved beyond the modern to the postmodern?
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The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 1)
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Pages
Philosophy, Modernity, and Intellectual History
What is Enlightenment?
From Enlightenment to Revolution
Modernism and Art for Art's Sake
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- 5 stars84.18%
- 4 stars12.28%
- 3 stars2.13%
- 2 stars0.32%
- 1 star1.06%
TOP REVIEWS FROM THE MODERN AND THE POSTMODERN (PART 1)
An effective and catchy overview of relevant thinkers which contributed to shape the culture and society of the 19th century. I am looking forward to starting the second part.
I've not finished this course yet, but I found it to be excellent, the content is important to understand, the teacher is clear and I enjoy listening to him. I really recommend it.
Cool ideas. Very engaging instructor. Finally I understand the Simpson's and the odd Nietzschean qualities of our modern and post-modern world.
Studying these subjects independently is exactly what I was looking for, although I expected more focus on Postmodernism authors such as Baudrillard, Foucault, Giles Deleuze, etc.
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