Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Nearing, Scott 1883 1983 Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History Produced by Matthew Mello and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History" by Scott Nearing is a social science exploration written in the mid-20th century. The work delves into the evolution of civilizations, the patterns within their rise and decline, and the potential lessons we can derive from past societies to inform contemporary human existence. Nearing aims to analyze the historical trajectory of various civilizations, specifically Western civilization, and emphasizes the need for a new paradigm in social organization as traditional structures face obsolescence. At the start of the book, Nearing introduces the foundational concepts of civilization and its historical significance, juxtaposing different analytical angles from which civilization can be understood. He argues for a scientific approach to the study of civilization, noting the necessity of examining human endeavors and their implications. He sets the stage for a broader discussion that will unfold in subsequent chapters, focusing on the natural cycles that civilizations experience, their interconnected complexities, and the importance of learning from historical precedents to navigate the challenges of modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Civilization -- History CB Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 596498 596415 2024-09-05T15:50:23.429554 2023-10-06T04:55:06.360808 text/html text/html 596491 596408 2024-09-05T15:50:23.657552 2023-10-06T04:55:06.564804 text/html text/html 270808 2024-09-05T15:50:31.540492 application/epub+zip 279021 2024-09-05T15:50:25.898519 application/epub+zip 279021 2024-09-05T15:50:24.327624 application/epub+zip 537410 2024-09-05T15:50:36.128583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505344 2024-09-05T15:50:30.857555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468633 2022-09-06T19:56:58.560294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553000 552960 2024-09-05T15:50:22.901606 2023-10-06T04:55:05.894821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 554259 2020-12-14T20:52:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196053 2020-12-14T20:52:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 554250 2020-12-14T20:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196031 2020-12-14T20:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19256 2024-09-05T15:50:36.978481 application/rdf+xml 16949 2024-09-05T15:50:25.290527 image/jpeg 3821 2024-09-05T15:50:25.112538 image/jpeg 271505 2024-09-05T15:50:23.704576 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia