Modern vs Post-Modern
“Modern” and “post-modern” were terms that were developed in the 20th century. “Modern” is the term that describes the period from the 1890s to 1945, and “post-modern” refers to the period after the Second World War, mainly after 1968.
Modern is related to logical and rational thinking whereas post-modern has denied this logical thinking. While the modern approach was theoretical, objective and analytical, the post-modern approach was subjective.
The modernist was in search of an abstract truth of life whereas the post-modernist did not believe in abstract truth or in universal truth. In modernism, there was an attempt to develop a coherent worldview. But in post-modernism, there is an attempt to remove the differences between the high and the low.
A modern thinker believes in learning from the experiences of the past and also has much trust in the text that tells about the past. On the contrary, a post-modern thinker does not have such beliefs. The post-modernist thinks that the text that tells about the past is of no use in the present times.
When a modern thinker analyses a subject by going deep into it, the post-modern thinker does not believe in in-depth analysis. A post-modern thinker bases his views on hyper-reality whereas the modern thinker only considered original works as genuine. A post-modern thinker considers morality as relative.
When considering the arts, modern and post-modern art have many differences. While modern art is based on elegance and simplicity, post-modern art is considered elaborate and decorative.
When modern philosophy is based on effect and cause, post-modern philosophy is based on chance only. When modern thinkers consider truth as objective, the post-modern thinkers consider truth as relative and socially based. It can also be seen that post-modernists involve politics in everything whereas modernists are not that political.
Summary:
1.“Modern” is the term that describes the period from the 1890s to 1945, and “post-modern” refers to the period after the Second World War, mainly after 1968.
2.While the modern approach was theoretical, objective and analytical, the post-modern approach was subjective.
3.A modern thinker believes in learning from experiences of the past and also has much trust in the text that tells about the past. On the contrary, a post-modern thinker does not have such beliefs.
4.While modern art is based on elegance and simplicity, post-modern art is considered elaborate and decorative.
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This article is terrible. It it totally biased, and almost argues that Post-modern thinkers are always wrong, impractical, and have their head in the clouds.
How about Modern thinkers are plain and boring? They lack the ability to think outside the box, and limit themselves to only basic ideas and thoughts with very little attention to detail. They try to over-simplify everything and end up being ignorant in the process.
See? I can write biased information too.
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We know how far the modern view brought us. We see where the post modern view is taking us.
Makes seeing the differences a no- brainer.
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In addition to my previous comment…
If I were to sum it up, I would say that modern thinkers are linear and post-modern thinkers are non-linear. However, to a modern thinker, a post-modern thinker seems chaotic, cluttered, and unpredictable. And to a post-modern thinker, a modern thinker seems underdeveloped, half-assed, and oversimplified.
It is quite clear that the bias in this article is greatly in favor of Modern.
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You certainly proved your point that you can write biased. You’re a knucklehead and have your head in the sand.
Get a life and get a clue my friend.
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keep it up. that’s resourceful.we better make attempt than to criticize.well done.
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Bob here. April 27, 2020
Please note that the Modernist tends to be “right” as far as he or she or they go. However, just how far do they go? The more they try to control variables in the search for “obective” truth, the more limiting they become. Consider Newtonian physics. On the other hand, post modernists acknowledge the existence of more far reaching, non-objective but empirical (capable of observation or of being experienced if not currently measurable) truths. Even Newton, the physicist, was deeply involved in this. For example, language, symbolism, meaning, self experience, esoteric phenomena, pure mathematics etc. It seems to me that different categories of reality are of interest and concern to each. The major problems occur when the categories are confused. The results can be (and have been) disastrous.
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this is great explaination.. so being cynical is rather post modernist?
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Very detailed explaination has been given by you. Its very useful.
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“How about Modern thinkers are plain and boring? They lack the ability to think outside the box, and limit themselves to only basic ideas and thoughts with very little attention to detail. They try to over-simplify everything and end up being ignorant in the process.”
Point one: They don’t have to be, though. Minoru Yamasaki, designer and architect of the original World Trade Center, designed the twin towers with simple forms, yet the tridents of the center were a detail no one missed, and the materials used were top notch, and the forms, while simple, were striking and intimidating to all but a few people.
Point Two: I wouldn’t deign to say that they don’t think outside the box, and that they limit themselves to only basic ideas and thought with little attention to detail. Remember, the whole process of simplifying a massive, complicated problem to simple terms is modernism. If they can do that, then surely they know detail petter than any postmodernist. Ignorant? Maybe, but only to an extent.
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