Modernism vs. Postmodernism

Modernismnoun

(uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.

Modernismnoun

(countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.

Modernismnoun

Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.

Modernismnoun

A religious movement in the early 20th century that tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.

Modernismnoun

Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.

Modernismnoun

Certain methods and tendencies which, in Biblical questions, apologetics, and the theory of dogma, in the endeavor to reconcile the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church with the conclusions of modern science, replace the authority of the church by purely subjective criteria; - so called officially by Pope Pius X.

Modernismnoun

genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

Modernismnoun

the quality of being current or of the present;

Modernismnoun

practices typical of contemporary life or thought

Modernism

Modernism is both a philosophical movement and an art movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, and social organization which reflected the newly emerging industrial world, including features such as urbanization, new technologies, and war.

Postmodernismnoun

Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.

Postmodernismnoun

An attitude of skepticism or irony toward modernist ideologies, often questioning the assumptions of Enlightenment rationality and rejecting the idea of objective truth.

Postmodernismnoun

genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism

Postmodernism

Postmodernism is a broad movement that developed in the mid-to-late 20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism, marking a departure from modernism. The term has been more generally applied to describe a historical era said to follow after modernity and the tendencies of this era.