"what kind of a thing can modernity be if it has so many beginnings?" "What is at stake in both needing to identify a beginning and constructing a multiplicity of beginnings that can be invoked, depending on the argument that one wants to make?" "Why has this state of explanatory excess not been more troubling?"
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" What kind of context are these from? eg Are you reading a book on philosophy? Are you OK with the rest of the text?
— Clive
" What kind of context are these from?
eg Are you reading a book on philosophy?
Are you OK with the rest of the text?
Do you feel that this reading material is suitable for your level of English?
Each of these sentences involves abstractions, and needs to be seen in a much fuller context.
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"what kind of a thing can modernity be if it has so many beginnings?" "What is at stake in both needing to identify a beginning and constructing a multiplicity of beginnings that can be invoked, depending on the argument that one wants to make?" "Why has this state of explanatory excess not been more troubling?"