Which thinker had a major impact on early-twentieth-century writers, leading them to reimagine human identity in radically new ways?
Correct answer: D. all but C
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Sir James Frazer
- C. Immanuel Kant
- D. all but C
Explanation
Freud's theories of the unconscious and Frazer's comparative study of myth both reshaped modern ideas of identity, ritual, and culture. Kant influenced philosophy profoundly, but he was not the main direct influence in this early-modernist context.
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