Civilization
A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by urban development, social stratification, a form of government, and symbolic systems of communication (such as writing).Civilizations are intimately associated with and often further defined by other socio-politico-economic characteristics, such as centralization, the domestication of both humans and other organisms, specialization of labour, culturally-ingrained ideologies of progress and supremacism, monumental architecture, taxation, societal dependence upon farming and expansionism.Historically, "a civilization" has often been understood as a larger and "more advanced" culture, in implied contrast to smaller, supposedly primitive cultures. In this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized tribal societies, including …
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Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
What if Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin hadn’t been on duty the day he arrested George Floyd and brought about his death? If some other officer had made the arrest …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
Just a few weeks into the U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 26, 2020, Today show host Savannah Guthrie asked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, “Is there …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
In recent months, we have seen the following: the U.S. Department of Education announced that it intends to implement new rules on the repayment of federal student loans that will, …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
Antitrust “Doomsday Mergers: A Retrospective Study of False Alarms,” by Brian C. Albrecht, Dirk Auer, Eric Fruits, and Geoffrey A. Manne. SSRN Working Paper no. 4407779, April 2023.“ ‘Killer Acquisitions’ …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
Readers who enjoy learning how markets work will appreciate the new book Risky Business by Liran Einav (Stanford), Amy Finkelstein (MIT), and Ray Fisman (Boston University). The authors explain that …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management raised his profile after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last March by demanding on Twitter, in a verbose …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
As more and more state governments legalize recreational use of marijuana—14 had done so by 2021—an obvious question to ask is, will the amount of legal marijuana sold and consumed …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
Executives of the Business Roundtable used to proclaim that the purpose of a corporation is to earn profits for stockholders. Then, in 2019, they changed their purpose statement to emphasize …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
Cato Institute · 21 September 2023 English
Although influenced by many philosophical currents, Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) is considered a defender of individualism and liberalism. Today he is viewed as only a minor figure …
mass-man’s inheritance, Ortega tells us, is civilization with its conveniences, its security, and all … mass-man is not interested in the conditions of civilization, even in the conditions of science, which provides …
PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 20 September 2023 Arabic
االستشــرافية بالدراســات تعنيــان فعاليتيــن األخيــرة ــة ــا وضعي ــوا خالله ــة المســتدامة، تداول ــن فــي االستشــراف االســتراتيجي والتنمي ــراء الدوليي ــن والخب الباحثي الدراســات االستشــرافية فــي العالــم، عــالوة علــى تجديــد …
Polity. • Sardar Zuaiddine. The Future of Muslim Civilization, London: Croom Helm Ltd, 1979. • Sardar, Z. …
