Abstract

The article develops three perspectives on the notion and object of modernity. First, it reconstructs the conceptual history of “modernity” as well as its position within the classic theories of modernization and the proclamations of postmodernity. Second, it takes a look at the most important concepts of globalized modernity and global society. Third, it deals with the conclusions, which can be drawn from the cultural dimension of the concept of modernity, and with the precarious opportunities to overcome the semantic disposition of modernity.