Marx’s and Weber’s Conceptualizations of Modernity The choice of how to define and describe ‘modernity’ has always been a contested subject. For Marshall Berman‚ the concept of modernity may be best expressed in Marx’s line “all that is solid melts into air” because modernity is seen as a “maelstrom of perpetual disintegration and renewal‚ of struggle and contradiction‚ of ambiguity and anguish” (Berman‚ 15). The progress (as in economic and scientific growth)‚ development (as in building
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Kristen Wenzel‚ author of “Tradition” and director of women studies at the College of New Rochelle analyzes the influences tradition has had on societies. She discusses the relationship between malnutrition‚ hunger and tradition. Gender dividers‚ between both men and women are placed and have been put in effect. With this‚ the social dividers have encouraged incentives for societies to manufacture and distribute food. The article‚ Tradition‚ suggest the inclusion and exclusion of elements in a
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JMJ Marist Brothers Notren Dame of Marbel University Alunan Avenue T’boli Culture and the Threat of Modernity In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement In Philosophy of Culture (Philo152) Presented to: Rev.Fr. Ramil Nerio Instructor Presented by: Kelvin C. Callejo AB-Philosophy March 2011 Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Introduction Review of Related Literature I. The Philippine Tribe II. The Philippine Native T’boli Culture a. Infrastructure b. Social
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Oral Tradition vs. Written Tradition The Bible is one of the world’s greatest books. To believers and nonbelievers alike‚ this book has caused a massive stir in societies. Many do not know how this book came to be. For the most part‚ we are familiar with the stories of the bible and their moral lessons because we’ve been told them. From that experience the question would arise about whether oral tradition is superior to written tradition. Webster’s Dictionary says Oral Tradition is‚ “Cultural
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Indonesian scholars write in the Indonesian language and not in English. Among the most well-known Indonesian writers on Islam is Nurcholish Madjid‚ rector of the Paramadina University‚ Jakarta. This collection of essays is the first major English translation of Madjid’s writings. The essays cover a diverse range of issues but are shaped by a common concern for an understanding of Islam that takes into account the myriad challenges that Indonesia is today faced with. They reflect Madjid’s quest for
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Globalisation – for and against essay In last few years we hear more and more about phenomenon called globalisation. But what we can understand under this notion? Globalisation is the process of international integration based on interchange of world views‚ products‚ ideas and cultures. The result of this occurrence is forming one‚ big world‚ in which people live together‚ like a one nation. In my essay‚ I will show arguments for and against globalization. A major advantages of globalization
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still many groups of people that perform traditions or ceremonies that their ancestors did. Many of these groups either follow the exact same traditions‚ to an extent of what it was‚ or have come up with a new version of their own‚ but still have the concepts of the original tradition or ceremony. The story‚ The Lottery‚ is an example of people following an old tradition to an extent of what it was when it was first created. It implies many examples of traditions and ceremonies‚ religious beliefs‚ and
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The two articles chosen for this critical assessment were‚ George Levine’s: Frankenstein and The Tradition of Realism and ’Victor Frankenstein’ a lifeless monster. Both of these articles prove to me that Frankenstein does show realism. The first article‚ George Levine’s: Frankenstein and The Tradition of Realism can best be summarized as a story about how the monster Frankenstein‚ resembles such humanlike characteristics. This novel‚ brings out the realism and reactions that we expect of humans
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Amado grabs a knife to use against Macario‚ Carlos has no choice. He hits Amado over the head with a pan. Amado packs his bags and leaves‚ refusing to accept an apology from Carlos. Carlos is upset. Tradition means that he had no right to hit his older brother. It is taboo according to tradition. Carlos views the incident and his actions as an omen that he will never be happy again‚ so even though they have left the Philippines‚ they still have their cultural traditions in America. Another recurring
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MODERNITY AND WEST: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Modernity and West are two closely tied terms. We often even use these as synonyms; in place of one or the other. The reason why these two words are so closely related is that modernity is part of the new identity that the West built for itself after having found the Americas. In sociology‚ the first and foremost clues of modernity are found in Europe‚ and it has been seen that modernity developed under the banner of Europe all along‚ therefore‚ it is
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