Modernism refers to the belief that improvement in the human condition can come about only by understanding and applying the abstract, universal principles that govern the universe (including human behavior). In the search for these principles, unbiased rationality and empirical observation were emphasized. The period during which this belief prevailed is called the Enlightenment.
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