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| Since the beginnings of ] and even ], there has been a strand of opinion which rejects, objects to, or has been highly critical of the costs of the changes that these trends brought about. | |||
| '''Antimodernism''' is a ] orientation that is somewhat difficult to define, but in essence constitutes a rejection of ] ideals and behaviours in favour of what is perceived as a purer ] or even ]al way of life and consciousness of mind. As such, antimodernism is neither a single, definable movement nor a unified set of beliefs, but a vaguely-defined gist of thought. | |||
| As such there is no movement labelled ''anti-modernism'', instead it is a catch all term for different critiques of the modern era, modernism, modernist works, or some combination of the above. | |||
| The term overlaps, to a degree, with ], in that both positions reject modernism. However, antimodernism is typically backward-looking — it looks to the past for inspiration for the direction of the future — whereas postmodernism is less orientated towards the past as a guide, tending to refer to ideals borne of times closer to the present. The focus of an antimodernist's view of the importance of the past may encompass ], ], ], or merely a present continuation of an existent historical ]. This is not to say, however, that antimodernist thinking is constrained within the bounds of historical precedent in finding solutions for present and future problems. | |||
| == Brief Discussion == | |||
| The notion of antimodernity grew primarily out of disillusionment with ] ] in the ], which was one of the most dramatic periods of social change in human history. Mass ] and ] brought about a markedly different era within a relatively short space of time; this thereby created an environment that was conducive to the rise of ] alternative to a mainstream which was far departed from what was in the hearts and minds of generations in their prime merely decades before. | |||
| Anti-modern movements represent a wide range of critiques, including appeals to ], ], ], ], ], ], ] or ] virtues. They may reject technologies, or their use, social organizations, such as corporations, or some combination of the above. They may reject modernism on the grounds of its denying ] of particular kinds. | |||
| While not necessarily anti-] by nature, antimodernism typically either considers technology's utilisation in the modern world to be misapplied and misguided, or else that it should be regarded as a lesser priority of human endeavour than, say, social cohesion or devotion to traditional religious and other cultural values. At the extreme end of the spectrum, some individuals characterised as antimodernist would consider all technology beyond a certain level of advancement as being ]ic in either a literal or practical sense. | |||
| Antimodernity in today's world is often popularly known of in the form of ], with more militant forms of ] and right-wing ] gaining greater prominence during the ]. Various ]-religion/cultural orientations could be considered to be antimodernist, along with various ] groups that take more militant interpretations of these values. Not all antimodernist thought exists alongside religion, however, with ]ic ] being one such example. | |||
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Revision as of 21:01, 3 January 2005
Since the beginnings of mechanization and even industrialization, there has been a strand of opinion which rejects, objects to, or has been highly critical of the costs of the changes that these trends brought about.
As such there is no movement labelled anti-modernism, instead it is a catch all term for different critiques of the modern era, modernism, modernist works, or some combination of the above.
Brief Discussion
Anti-modern movements represent a wide range of critiques, including appeals to tradition, religion, spirituality, environmentalism, aesthetics, pacificism, marxism or agarian virtues. They may reject technologies, or their use, social organizations, such as corporations, or some combination of the above. They may reject modernism on the grounds of its denying universalism of particular kinds.
See also
- Amish
- The Lord of the Rings
- Luddite
- Modernist Crisis
- Religious fundamentalism
- Unabomber
- Primitivism
- eco-anarchism