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The term modernism refers to innovativeness and
regeneration. Modernism was first conceived of in the
works of Jean Jacques Russo in 18 century. Then it
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became popular in the works of Russo’s contemporary
writers. Modernism denotes a state of being or quality of,
characteristic or experience of being modern or belonging
to the modern era. It suggests newness, innovativeness
and unprecedentedness in a way that it breaks up with the
past, discontinues with the past experience and enters the
approaching future.
The scope of modernism is includes attitudes and ideas,
innovativeness, newness and creativity, pioneering,
improvement and advancements, growth, and evolution,
current taste of society and fashion. The opposite of
modernity is past-longing, obsolete–cherishing, recession,
backwardness, and being old-fashioned. Modernism has
principles and components as follows:
1. Experimentalism: in other words, paying attention
and focusing on experience in any research and in
human and natural sciences without any attention to
philosophical and intellectual issues.
2. Humanism: A firm belief in centrality of human
beings in all affairs and issues.
3. Rationalism: a belief that states human thinking is
capable of managing everyday affairs independent
of divine revelations and teachings, and that human
beings are capable of comprehending and solving
all problems.
4. Liberalism: seeking freedom outside the framework
provided by religion.
5. Welfare and civilization: stands for an elevation in
the level of material life and welfare of societies
and improvement of culture.