Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe European Miracle Psychological Stages and the Origin of Modern SocietyGeorg Oesterdiekhoff, Jörn Rüsen, Hans-Jürgen HummellThe idea that the rise of modern, industrial society originates in psychological advancements is to find among classic authors of sociology and history such as Comte, Elias and Lamprecht and more recently described by Habermas. It will be shown that central transformations within sciences, industrial economy, political structures, Enlightenment, humanitarian revolution, law, painting, music and literature having taken place during … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 15 May 2020 · 7,672 accessesView PDFCite