modernity and its discontents
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"Modernity and Its Discontents" refers to the critical examination of how modern social, economic, and cultural transformations generate both progress and profound forms of alienation, anxiety, and social conflict.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15686166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: modernity and its discontents Context triple: [The Sociological Tradition, centralTheme, modernity and its discontents]
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The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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A Singular Modernity
A Singular Modernity is a critical theoretical work by Fredric Jameson that examines the concept of modernity through the lens of Marxist cultural analysis and postmodern theory.
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Meaning and Modernity
"Meaning and Modernity" is a scholarly work by sociologist Richard Madsen that examines how traditional values and cultural frameworks interact with processes of modernization, particularly in contemporary Chinese society.
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The New Modernism
The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
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The Consequences of Modernity
The Consequences of Modernity is a seminal sociological work by Anthony Giddens that analyzes how modern social institutions, risk, and globalization transform everyday life and reshape our understanding of time, space, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: modernity and its discontents Target entity description: "Modernity and Its Discontents" refers to the critical examination of how modern social, economic, and cultural transformations generate both progress and profound forms of alienation, anxiety, and social conflict.
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A.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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B.
A Singular Modernity
A Singular Modernity is a critical theoretical work by Fredric Jameson that examines the concept of modernity through the lens of Marxist cultural analysis and postmodern theory.
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C.
Meaning and Modernity
"Meaning and Modernity" is a scholarly work by sociologist Richard Madsen that examines how traditional values and cultural frameworks interact with processes of modernization, particularly in contemporary Chinese society.
-
D.
The New Modernism
The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
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E.
The Consequences of Modernity
The Consequences of Modernity is a seminal sociological work by Anthony Giddens that analyzes how modern social institutions, risk, and globalization transform everyday life and reshape our understanding of time, space, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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