THIS MAJOR STUDY DEVELOPS A NEW ACCOUNT OF MODERNITY AND ITS RELATION TO THE SELF. BUILDING UPON THE IDEAS SET OUT IN THE CONSEQUENCES OF MODERNITY, GIDDENS ARGUES THAT 'HIGH' OR 'LATE' MODERNITY IS A POST TRADITIONAL ORDER CHARACTERISED BY A DEVELOPED INSTITUTIONAL REFLEXIVITY. IN THE CURRENT PERIOD, THE GLOBALISING TENDENCIES OF MODERN INSTITUTIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSF...
THIS MAJOR STUDY DEVELOPS A NEW ACCOUNT OF MODERNITY AND ITS RELATION TO THE SELF. BUILDING UPON THE IDEAS SET OUT IN THE CONSEQUENCES OF MODERNITY, GIDDENS ARGUES THAT 'HIGH' OR 'LATE' MODERNITY IS A POST TRADITIONAL ORDER CHARACTERISED BY A DEVELOPED INSTITUTIONAL REFLEXIVITY. IN THE CURRENT PERIOD, THE GLOBALISING TENDENCIES OF MODERN INSTITUTIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSFORMATION OF DAY-TO-DAY SOCIAL LIFE HAVING PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSONAL ACTIVITIES. THE SELF BECOMES A 'REFLEXIVE PROJECT', SUSTAINED THROUGH A REVISABLE NARRATIVE OF SELF IDENTITY. THE REFLEXIVE PROJECT OF THE SELF, THE AUTHOR SEEKS TO SHOW, IS A FORM OF CONTROL OR MASTERY WHICH PARALLELS THE OVERALL ORIENTATION OF MODERN INSTITUTIONS TOWARDS 'COLONISING THE FUTURE'. YET IT ALSO HELPS PROMOTE TENDENCIES WHICH PLACE THAT ORIENTATION RADICALLY IN QUESTION - AND WHICH PROVIDE THE SUBSTANCE OF A NEW POLITICAL AGENDA FOR LATE MODERNITY. IN THIS BOOK GIDDENS CONCERNS HIMSELF WITH THEMES HE HAS OFTEN BEEN ACCUSED OF UNDULY NEGLECTING, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF AND SELF-IDENTITY. THE VOLUMES ARE A DECISIVE STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS THINKING, AND WILL BE ESSENTIAL READING FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY, SOCIOLOGY, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.
源于现代性内在参照系统延伸的生活政治的议事日程，涵概了一些不同的领域。抽象系统侵入到自然世界中，而把自然带入了一个外在于人的知识和生活的领域终结区。然而，人对自然控制的极度扩张（这与其他的控制领域一样产生了新的不可预期性）已达到了极限。这些当然包括由此带来的环境的破坏和崩溃，但更重要地是，它们重新引入了外在于现代性抽象系统的争论性参量的那种激励。换言之，受压抑的存在管不仅仅是与自然有关，而且还与这类的存在的参量有关，它已被迫使它们自己返回到议事日程上来了。这一过程并非是一个自动的过程，在日常生活的水平上以及在集体斗争中，道德与存在的问题又积极地重新复活，进而受到公开的讨论。这类争论所关心的具体道德领域，并不只是应该为人类在自然中生存做些什么的问题，而且还包括存在本身应如何被把握和“被度过”（lived）：这便是海德格尔的“存在问题”（question of being）。“自然的末日”提出了许多新的要考虑额问题，因为固有的组织领域已经变得太宽泛了。与其他实质性的道德问题一样，这些都以某种方式包含了生活方式的选择。它们都对我们提出了有难度的分析问题，并未我们指出了道德的困境。 (查看原文)
I didn't finish the last two chapters in time for some one requested the book so I had to return it to the library. However the first five chapters give me very strong impression of word reflexivity. Since that Anthony Giddens believed modernity's importan...
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It is really hard to finish this book espcially when I am very anxious about looking for the future direction of my phd thesis. So I just roughly read the 1,2 and last chapter, but I have to say that Giddens is a great writer, he did so many researches cove...
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0 有用 RDX 2011-03-03 12:14:51
Giddens真的很有爱
0 有用 Dr. Tardis 2012-03-10 11:46:14
reminds me of Adorno & Simmel
0 有用 飞哆 2019-09-23 14:45:32
要不是先读了Sewell，一辈子都不会明白这货到底要说啥。
0 有用 飞哆 2019-09-23 14:45:32
要不是先读了Sewell，一辈子都不会明白这货到底要说啥。
0 有用 Dr. Tardis 2012-03-10 11:46:14
reminds me of Adorno & Simmel
0 有用 RDX 2011-03-03 12:14:51
Giddens真的很有爱