How many civilizations are there ? People fall into 2 camps when talking about civilization. Either they speak of 1 global civilization, or of distinct civilizations as politico-cultural units. Huntington is perhaps the best expression of this latter confused conceptualization (is it cultur... posted 1w ago with 7 replies (collapse hidden) retry 11 11 history politics How many civilizatio (view hidden) retry 11 11 In my model I was envisioning civilizations-as-fractals.... 1w ago (collapse hidden) retry 7 7 In my model I was en (view hidden) retry 7 7 Mostly agreed but I think this goes beyond an academic exercise. I think there are universal structures that one can discover in history, and this applies to the concept of civilization (which I tried to draw out explicitly and implicitly), which can then ... 1w ago (collapse hidden) retry 8 8 Mostly agreed but I (view hidden) retry 8 8 I don't think that I am missing the point nor do I disagree with you. It is necessary both to be abstract and concrete. You see pundits talking about high minded ideals like "defending Western civilization", making sure "Civilization doesn't collapse", pre... 6d ago (collapse hidden) retry 4 4 I don't think that I (view hidden) retry 4 4
