According to my point of view civilization is a complex relation between citizens of a determined society which make questions to the past in order to understand the present. It implies the social evolution and for this reason is always changing in terms of art, literature, technology, education, etc.
Also civilization implies culture due to all the human beings belong to a specific society with their own beliefs and characteristics and they have developed economical, social and political structures. Equally important are the laws and the government that facilitate the social order.
Another important point is how civilizations perceive the world. For example the occidental civilizations do not observe in the same the way the world that the oriental cultures.
In conclusion civilization is the way of life of the humans, how they relate with their environment, how they develop strategies to maintain the order and how they discover the world.
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"In conclusion civilization is the way of life of the humans, how they relate with their environment, how they develop strategies to maintain the order and how they discover the world".
I like the way you concluded your summary of what you understand as civilization, but I would say that civilization is the organization of a group of people. The way that civilians organize their lives in a civilized and act in the society. Also civilization is progress of evolution maybe in terms of literature, culture and construction, because in that way these groups of people will leave a legacy through the history.
that's it
regards
Salomon G.
Hi Pamela,
Your idea of change and evolution in different domains (especially education!!!), and the relationship you´ve made with culture and different view points over time gives your understanding of civilization a very solid background.
The fact that you´ve emphasised the differences between how the West has looked at the East is a key issue in understanding how civilization has different meanings depending on perspectives.
Claudia
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