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Essays by Germany's most prominent and influential social thinker link his social theory to the question "What is modern about modernity?" and shows the origins and context of his theory.

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Preface 1. Modernity in contemporary society 2. European rationality 3. Contingency as modern society's defining attribute 4. Describing the future 5. The ecology of ignorance Notes.

Observations on Modernity Writing Science

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/1998
      ISBN13: 9780804732352, 978-0804732352
      ISBN10: 0804732353
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      Book Synopsis
      Essays by Germany's most prominent and influential social thinker link his social theory to the question "What is modern about modernity?" and shows the origins and context of his theory.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1. Modernity in contemporary society 2. European rationality 3. Contingency as modern society's defining attribute 4. Describing the future 5. The ecology of ignorance Notes.

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