A Singular Modernity
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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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Target entity: A Singular Modernity Context triple: [Fredric Jameson, notableWork, A Singular Modernity]
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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.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity
Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity is a philosophical work that critiques the rationalist foundations of modern Western thought and argues for a more historically grounded, human-centered understanding of reason and modernity.
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E.
The Postmodern Turn
The Postmodern Turn is a critical work by Douglas Kellner that examines the emergence and implications of postmodern theory and culture in contemporary society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Singular Modernity Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity
Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity is a philosophical work that critiques the rationalist foundations of modern Western thought and argues for a more historically grounded, human-centered understanding of reason and modernity.
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E.
The Postmodern Turn
The Postmodern Turn is a critical work by Douglas Kellner that examines the emergence and implications of postmodern theory and culture in contemporary society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical theory work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative literature
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cultural theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| argues |
modernity should be understood as a single overarching historical narrative rather than multiple modernities
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postmodernism is inseparable from the logic of late capitalism ⓘ |
| author | Fredric Jameson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fieldOfStudy |
aesthetics
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cultural studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aesthetics and politics
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concept of modernity ⓘ cultural logic of late capitalism ⓘ periodization of modernity ⓘ relationship between modernity and postmodernity ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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critical theory ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of cultural forms under late capitalism
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critique of alternative theories of modernity ⓘ theoretical discussion of modernity as a singular historical process ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Georg Lukács
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linked to:
György Lukács
Karl Marx ⓘ Louis Althusser ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary philosophy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxist cultural analysis
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cultural theory ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ modernity ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Western Marxism
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critical theory ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
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The Cultural Turn ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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dialectical criticism ⓘ postmodern theory ⓘ |
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