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The most defining property of modernity, according to Giddens, is that we are disembedded from time and space.

In pre-modern societies, space was the area in which one moved, time was the experience one had while moving.

In modern societies, however, the social space is no longer confined by the boundaries set by the space in which one moves.

One can now imagine what other spaces look like, even if he has never been there.

In this regard, Giddens talks about virtual space and virtual time.

Another distinctive property of modernity lies in the field of knowledge.