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| In a historical context, '''Premodernity''' is the period in Western civilization that came after ] and before ] |
In a historical context, '''Premodernity''' is both the period in Western civilization that came after ] and before the ] and a conceptual framework in the humanities and social sciences to define an interrelated period of development in the history of ideas. Premodernity or premodern era is usually recognized as running parallel to the ] from around the year 500 through to the mid-1400s, when the invention of the ] and the introduction of ] in Europe heralded ]. | ||
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In a historical context, Premodernity is both the period in Western civilization that came after Ancient history and before the modern era and a conceptual framework in the humanities and social sciences to define an interrelated period of development in the history of ideas. Premodernity or premodern era is usually recognized as running parallel to the Middle Ages from around the year 500 through to the mid-1400s, when the invention of the printing press and the introduction of movable type in Europe heralded modernity.
Premodern worldview
In the premodern era, truth was derived from authority (usually a god or gods), and was received through spiritual intermediaries in the form of religious officials. The common person did not have access to the divine except through the intermediaries, who often held positions of power. Tradition was seen as unshakable and sacred. The state of things was generally seen as unchanging, and the social order was strictly enforced. People had very little means to make sense of the world around them, and so they explained the world they lived in largely through myth; thus the unknown became known, in a sense.
The end of premodernity
Western civilization made a gradual transition from premodernity to modernity when scientific methods were developed which led many to believe that the use of science would lead to all knowledge, thus throwing back the shroud of myth under which premoderns lived. Truth was seen as discoverable by empirical observation, and it was believed that eventually all the world's problems would be solved by applying the appropriate tools to the issues.
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