Modernity: Are Modern Times Different?

“Modernity” has recently been the subject of considerable discussion among historians. This article reviews some of the debates and argues that modernity is a problematic concept because it implies a complete rupture with “traditional” ways of life. Studies of key terms are undertaken with the aid o...

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Autor principal: Hunt, Lynn
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Grupo Prohistoria 2018
Materias:
Modernidad
Tiempos modernos
Tradicional
Historia del yo
Modernity
Modern Times
Traditional
History of the self
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1189
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Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia (CONICET) de Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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spelling I15-R238-article-11892021-04-14T12:13:52Z Modernity: Are Modern Times Different? Modernidad: ¿Son diferentes los tiempos modernos? Hunt, Lynn Modernidad Tiempos modernos Tradicional Historia del yo Modernity Modern Times Traditional History of the self “Modernity” has recently been the subject of considerable discussion among historians. This article reviews some of the debates and argues that modernity is a problematic concept because it implies a complete rupture with “traditional” ways of life. Studies of key terms are undertaken with the aid of Google Ngrams. These show that “modernity,” “modern times,” and “traditional” –in English and other languages– have a history of their own. A brief analysis of the shift from a self oriented toward equilibrium to a self oriented toward stimulation demonstrates that modernity is not necessary to historical analysis. En años recientes, la “modernidad” ha sido objeto de considerable debate entre los historiadores. Este artículo evalúa algunos de esos debates y argumenta que la modernidad es un concepto problemático porque implica una completa ruptura con los modos de vida tradicionales. El artículo realiza un estudio de términos clave apoyado en Ngrams de Google, que indican que modernidad, tiempos modernos y tradicional –en inglés y en otros idiomas– tienen una historia propia. Un breve análisis de la transición desde la auto-orientación al equilibrio hacia la auto-orientación a la estimulación demuestra que la modernidad no es necesaria para el análisis histórico. Grupo Prohistoria 2018-06-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1189 10.35305/prohistoria.vi29.1189 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; No. 29 (2018); 5-18 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; Núm. 29 (2018); 5-18 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; n. 29 (2018); 5-18 1851-9504 1514-0032 spa https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1189/1328 https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1189/1330 https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1189/1331 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Modernidad
Tiempos modernos
Tradicional
Historia del yo
Modernity
Modern Times
Traditional
History of the self
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Tiempos modernos
Tradicional
Historia del yo
Modernity
Modern Times
Traditional
History of the self
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Tiempos modernos
Tradicional
Historia del yo
Modernity
Modern Times
Traditional
History of the self
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title Modernity: Are Modern Times Different?
title_short Modernity: Are Modern Times Different?
title_full Modernity: Are Modern Times Different?
title_fullStr Modernity: Are Modern Times Different?
title_full_unstemmed Modernity: Are Modern Times Different?
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description “Modernity” has recently been the subject of considerable discussion among historians. This article reviews some of the debates and argues that modernity is a problematic concept because it implies a complete rupture with “traditional” ways of life. Studies of key terms are undertaken with the aid of Google Ngrams. These show that “modernity,” “modern times,” and “traditional” –in English and other languages– have a history of their own. A brief analysis of the shift from a self oriented toward equilibrium to a self oriented toward stimulation demonstrates that modernity is not necessary to historical analysis.
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