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What is one reason why 'modern' is difficult to define?
What is one reason why 'modern' is difficult to define?
It is defined differently in various disciplinary contexts.
According to philosophy, when did the modern era begin?
According to philosophy, when did the modern era begin?
In the eighteenth-century with the secularization of knowledge about the human and material world.
What historical event is associated with the periodization of the modern era in history and political science?
What historical event is associated with the periodization of the modern era in history and political science?
The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.
In economics, when did the modern era begin?
In economics, when did the modern era begin?
What technological advancement is mentioned as a marker of modernity in literary studies?
What technological advancement is mentioned as a marker of modernity in literary studies?
What concept did Western intellectuals and publics fixate on as the endpoint of colonial 'development'?
What concept did Western intellectuals and publics fixate on as the endpoint of colonial 'development'?
What is the origin of the term 'modern'?
What is the origin of the term 'modern'?
When did 'modern' start to take on a qualitative claim about the newness of the times?
When did 'modern' start to take on a qualitative claim about the newness of the times?
How was 'modern' understood by the nineteenth century?
How was 'modern' understood by the nineteenth century?
What did 'modern' signify beyond being a temporal descriptor?
What did 'modern' signify beyond being a temporal descriptor?
How did the term 'modern' change through the force of British and European colonialism?
How did the term 'modern' change through the force of British and European colonialism?
What does the term 'modern' connote today?
What does the term 'modern' connote today?
