Subject Modernism Postmodernism Human Nature Humans are purely material machines. We live in a purely physical world. Nothing exists beyond what our senses perceive. Humans are cogs in a social machine. We are primarily social beings. Free Will (Autonomy) Humans are self-governing and free to choose their own direction. People are the product of their culture and only imagine they are self-governing. View of Reason People should be
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