in thread "What is Western Civilization": IMO the best theory on this topic is in Carroll Quigley's "The Evolution Of Civilizations". I'm not up to summarizing his definitions of what exactly a "civilization" is, how it's different from a state, and what separates one civilization from another acr... 15h ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.1 1.1 IMO the best theory (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.1 1.1