{"id":57,"date":"2018-09-19T07:24:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/?p=57"},"modified":"2018-09-19T07:24:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:24:11","slug":"the-teachings-of-modernity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/we-moderns\/the-teachings-of-modernity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Teachings of Modernity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Globalism and interconnectedness are the basis of modernity. Multiculturalism is it\u2019s source. The individual\u2019s role is to share their experiences, and, more importantly, to listen to those of others. Individuals who strive to achieve broader world views, and to share their learnings with their communities are the basis of modernity. They share what they can of the world, spreading modernity through the ability to empathise with and acknowledge others\u2019 ideas. True modernity, in my opinion, is the recognition that there is no singular truth, if I might borrow a bit from Jay, but a multitude of truths that are all equally valid and important to understanding the world around us. I feel neither history nor religion are sources of modernity, but the present beliefs and cultures of the communities of the world. While it is important to acknowledge the history and religion that shaped these cultures, the ultimate goal is to be able to respect others\u2019 views without necessarily understanding them. The modern individual is capable of drawing on the experiences of many to decide for themselves how an action or entity or concept should be labeled. The authority of the individual to draw their own path is part of the process of learning. Each person must make a conscious effort to exist as a modern individual, in this increasingly modern world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Globalism and interconnectedness are the basis of modernity. Multiculturalism is it\u2019s source. The individual\u2019s role is to share their experiences, and, more importantly, to listen to those of others. Individuals who strive to achieve broader world views, and to share &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/we-moderns\/the-teachings-of-modernity\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2007,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-we-moderns","tag-we-moderns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/psci257-f18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}