Modernity: The Phase That Never Was
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The provided text argues that Modernity and the Enlightenment are not actual historical phases humanity has progressed through, but rather a marketing campaign or a myth. The author posits that the archetype of the rational, autonomous individual, central to Enlightenment thought, does not accurately reflect human behaviour, even among historical intellectual figures. Through a critique of philosophical concepts, economic theories, and democratic ideals, the text suggests that society is a "cultural chimera," a blend of premodern beliefs, rationalist aspirations, and postmodern scepticism, rather than a purely rational age. The piece concludes by stating that we are defending a "ghost" of a phase that never truly existed, clinging to a simulacrum of reason that underpins our institutions.https://philosophics.blog/2025/09/13/modernity-the-phase-that-never-was/
![𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒊𝒔-𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 [Essay]](https://s3.castbox.fm/12/34/98/d181d620be22e37fdfb05f6ecf0a3c2daa_scaled_v1_400.jpg "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒊𝒔-𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 [Essay]")
![𝑨𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 [Essay]](https://s3.castbox.fm/59/ea/3f/5c60b63d36fe7200be778d6c2c06f47d45_scaled_v1_400.jpg "𝑨𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 [Essay]")
![𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒚𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒐 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔: 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 [Essay]](https://s3.castbox.fm/24/d2/90/1f1d89abd328cf276902c5958a856e1e11_scaled_v1_400.jpg "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒚𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒐 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔: 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 [Essay]")
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