Project Gutenberg 2009-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 189 Coit, Stanton 1857 1944 17013984 Is civilization a disease? Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Is Civilization a Disease?" by Stanton Coit is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1917. The book explores the critical examination of civilization and its implications for humanity, particularly questioning the moral underpinnings of trade and social systems. It engages with the idea that civilization might not be the ultimate progression for humanity but rather could be seen as a potentially harmful entity, reflecting Coit’s exploration of civilization through a moral lens. In this work, Coit argues that civilization, with its economic systems and societal structures, often sacrifices individual well-being for broader social progress. He presents a thought-provoking analysis, drawing parallels between civilization and disease, implying that the structures often glorified might actually serve to oppress or degrade humanity. Through discussions of historical examples, philosophical insights, and sociological observations, he critiques the ethical implications of commerce and governance, suggesting that the foundations of modern civilization could be primarily rooted in exploitation and inequality. Coit ultimately presents a vision for a new social order that prioritizes community over individualism, positing that a radical shift in values could lead to genuine human flourishing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Social problems Civilization HM Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 125976 125616 2024-09-12T15:15:00.411366 2023-09-13T07:17:26.461208 text/html text/html 121489 2021-01-05T10:41:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 57345 2021-01-05T10:41:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 113865 2024-09-12T15:15:05.599398 application/epub+zip 114422 2024-09-12T15:15:02.885349 application/epub+zip 99381 2024-09-12T15:15:01.193465 application/epub+zip 248844 2024-09-12T15:15:07.806318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231950 2024-09-12T15:15:04.958348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220812 2022-08-13T12:58:59.660307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117317 117125 2024-09-12T15:15:00.122354 2023-09-13T07:17:26.217206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117098 2021-01-05T10:41:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44408 2021-01-05T10:41:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117092 2021-01-05T10:41:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44378 2021-01-05T10:41:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20209 2024-09-12T15:15:07.955354 application/rdf+xml 15772 2024-09-12T15:15:02.315379 image/jpeg 4067 2024-09-12T15:15:02.134342 image/jpeg 114433 2024-09-12T15:15:00.426454 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