Comments On A Singular Modernity Theory Of Jameson

Modern famous American scholar Fredric Jameson, writings on contemporarycultural issues studied quite well, is a world renowned expert on contemporarycultural theory. Since the1960s to the1970s, Jameson continued to think aboutmodernity, the Post modernity theoretical problems. Finally, elucidation of a singularmodernity theory caused a strong repercussions at home and abroad academia.In-depth study of Jameson a singular modernity theory, contribute to a betterunderstanding of contemporary value of Marx’s ideas of modernity, clear grasp of theprocess of modernization of contemporary capitalism, and consciously carry outtheoretical study of contemporary Chinese contemporary of the problem, perspectivethe development path of socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics.As a modern philosophy of cultural concept, behind Jameson’s single theory ofmodernity, has a specific social and historical context and cultural concept context. Itcan be said it’s a20th century modern capitalist socio-economic and politicaldevelopment of the theory reflects, but also to a unique theory echo of many Westernmodernity, post modern theory of modern times.In criticizing the absorption of many scholars on the basis of concept ofmodernity, Jameson concept of the modernity has made a unique define. Thatmodernity and capitalism linked to the various stages of development, it’s a temporalconcept; Modernity contains postmodern, postmodern is a reflection of the modern.On the basis, Jameson creatively proposed four basic criteria of a singular modernitytheory, Jameson also reveals the three critical aspects of modern connotation ofideologies: Aesthetics of autonomy theory, Literary and artistic theory andpostmodern theory. From which we can found that, the essence of a singularmodernity theory is a reflection of the development of modern society.In modern scholars, on a singular modernity theory Jameson has a differentassessment; some people think Jameson’s a singular modernity theory has acontribution to the modern; but the other people think Jameson’s a singular modernitytheory is logical theories of Western hegemony. In a scientific point of view ofmodern ideological of Marx. Jameson modernity of Marx’s ideological has inherit,also been departure. Although Jameson a singular modernity theory is not all of Marxism, but the theory does not lose its value and practical significance, it has greatsignificance for the development and improvement we insist on the development ofsocialist modernization with Chinese characteristics.