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There is no such thing as #WesternCivilization
The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention
by Kwame Anthony Appiah
theguardian.com/world/2016/nov…
The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention
by Kwame Anthony Appiah
theguardian.com/world/2016/nov…
"Nowadays, when people speak about culture, it is usually either Tylor’s or Arnold’s notion that they have in mind. The two concepts of culture are, in some respects, antagonistic." 
If anyone is interested in the REAL history of Western Civilization listen to this lecture by Professor Lynn Hunt
Don't listen to Ben Shapiro.
Listen to someone who knows the subject.
Modern Civilization 1750-Present: History 1C, UCLA
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Don't listen to Ben Shapiro.
Listen to someone who knows the subject.
Modern Civilization 1750-Present: History 1C, UCLA
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
"What matters for our purposes is that the first recorded use of a word for Europeans as a kind of person, as I know, comes out of this history of conflict. In a Latin chronicle, written in 754 in Spain, the author refers to the victors of the Battle of Tours as “Europenses”.
"So, simply put, the very idea of a “European” was first used to contrast Christians and Muslims. (Even this, however, is a bit of a simplification. In the middle of the eighth century much of Europe was not yet Christian.)"
