| Description |
viii, 196 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Pt. 1 Civilization as Belonging -- 1.Bridget's Question -- 2.'Wider Still and Wider' -- 3.The Clash of Civilizations -- 4.Quality of Relationships -- 5.The Paradox of Freedom -- 6.The Best Self -- 7.Pursuing an Ideal -- Pt. 2 Civilization as Material Progress -- 8.The Office and the Spire -- 9.Efficiency -- 10.Pro and Contra -- 11.The Tower -- 12.Flourishing -- 13.The Hierarchy of Needs -- 14.Integration -- Pt. 3 Civilization as the Art of Living -- 15.The Crooked Timbers of Humanity -- 16.The Beast in Me -- 17.Responding to the Human Condition -- 18.Little Things -- 19.Raising Up -- 20.Barbarism ... -- 21.... and Decadence -- Pt. 4 Civilization as Spiritual Prosperity -- 22.Life-Giving Ideas -- 23.Down in the City -- 24.Up at the Villa -- 25.Depth -- 26.Higher Things -- 27.Mental Space -- 28.Our Sovereign Concept |
| Summary |
Today, the debate around civilization and its meaning has almost disappeared. If talked about at all, it will be as part of a different debate: the political tensions between different parts of the world, colonial history, developments in engineering |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Civilization -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2009483812 |
| ISBN |
184614003X (hbk.) |
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9781846140037 (hbk.) |
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