Hypermodernity
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Hypermodernity (supermodernity) is a type, mode, or stage of
Hypermodernity
Hypermodernity emphasizes a hyperbolic separation between past and present due to the fact that:
- The past oriented attributes and their functions around objects
- Objects that do exist in the present are only extant due to some useful attribute in the hypermodern era.
Hypermodernity inverts Modernity to allow the attributes of an object to provide even more individuality than modernism. Modernity trapped form within the bounds of limited function; hypermodernity posits that function is now evolving so rapidly, it must take its reference point from form itself. Both positive and negative societal changes occur due to hyper-individualism and increased personal choice.
Postmodernity rejected the idea of the past as a reference point and curated objects from the past for the sole purpose of freeing form from function. In postmodernism, truth was ephemeral as the focus was to avoid non-falsifiable tenets. Postmodernity described a total collapse of Modernity and its faith in progress and improvement in empowering the individual.
Supermodernity
If distinguished from hypermodernity, supermodernity is a step beyond the
See also
Bibliography
- S. Charles and G. Lipovetsky, Hypermodern Times, Polity Press, 2006.
- S. Charles, Hypermodern Explained to Children, Liber, 2007 (in French).
- R. Colonna, L'essere contro l'umano. Preludi per una filosofia della surmodernità, Edises, Napoli, 2010 (in Italian).
- F. Schoumacher, Eidolon: simulacre et hypermodernité, Paris, Balland, 2024.