Modernity as a Media for Exchange of Thoughts

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Ghodrat Ahmadian ¹ , Mokhtar Noori ²

1 - Razi University of Kemanshah
2 - Razi University of Kemanshah

Received: 2019-07-04 Accepted : 2019-07-04 Published : 2010-11-22

Keywords: modernity, Communicative Rationality, Positivism, Post-modernity, Instrumental Rationality, Revisionism,

Abstract :

According to Gaston Bachelard (science philosopher) modernity with its epistemological detachment form that of medieval era developed a new world view for human kind. With this in mind, in this article it is tried to investigate the modernity paradigm based on a few fundamental development including renaissance, Protestantism, intellectual revolution, French and industrial revolution. With these developments, modernity paradigm had promised to set up a new way of life for humanity which would guarantee welfare and happiness for all. However, in spite of its achievements some social scientists have criticized modernity paradigm for failure to fulfill fully its pronounced desired ends. Thus, two main objectives in this article are: investigation of thoughts on modernity paradigm from classic to post modern critics; 2) inquiry into the thought of those scholars believing in transition for modernity and those holding the view of persistent modernity. In the second part of this paper the perspective of two groups of scientists such as post- modernists and revisionists such as Habermas, Gidens and Jimson will be the subject of argument.