Civilization: “It Means Just What I Choose It to Mean”

Civilization is a complex and powerful word and idea that should neither be reviled nor revered, but it should be respected. It is said that the idea of civilization can be used simply to describe; but as a binary term, the ideal of civilization can be used to both to describe and evaluate; or pass...

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Published inSociety (New Brunswick) Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 126 - 132
Main Author Bowden, Brett
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.04.2017
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Analysis
Civilization
Colonialism
Culture
Ethics
Foreign Policy
Fundamental Concepts
History
Political Science
Postcolonialism
Social Sciences
Sociology
Symposium: Civilization and Its New Discontents
Western Civilization
World History
New York
United States > US
Civilization
Anti-colonialism
Colonialism
Barbarism
Norms
Savagery
Ideas
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Summary:Civilization is a complex and powerful word and idea that should neither be reviled nor revered, but it should be respected. It is said that the idea of civilization can be used simply to describe; but as a binary term, the ideal of civilization can be used to both to describe and evaluate; or pass judgement in the very act of describing. The nature of such concepts is that they can be used to either commend or condemn the actions or peoples they are used to describe.
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/s12115-017-0112-2