Civilizations and value 3 ( ways for different civilizations to coexist )

I have briefly explained civilization and quasi-civilization. First, we divided it into civilization and quasi-civilization . We have classified civilizations and quasi-civilizations within each category, but what is the meaning of classifying them in this way ?

 

The purpose of this classification is to understand what kind of "lifeform" each civilization is . The aim is to grasp the characteristics that lie at the heart of the life of that civilization . We are trying to look at civilization by the same way we look at specimens of insects and plants . Seen from this perspective, the extinct Inca and Aztec civilizations may be seen as ``living entities'' that have been killed (though there are still a few that survive) . Classifying civilizations is the first step in understanding each civilization as a living entity . This must also lead to thinking about how these things should be respected and preserved .

 

However, on the other hand, there will naturally be resistance to an approach that views civilization as life. Although it is not a civilization, the theory that society is an organism has long been rejected. Sociology uses the concepts of social structure and social change. Rather, it may be easier to explain it using the concepts of civilizational structure and civilizational change, borrowing concepts from sociology . And perhaps it is the sociological approach that is consistent with the five principles of civilization (value, technological efficiency, social structure, reaction force, external force/environmental force) mentioned in "Study of Civilization". 

 

The sociological approach is linked to industrialization and modernization, and has developed as a tool for analyzing European civilization. As parts of Asia have developed, sociological approaches have also evolved in the sense of examining this development. However, considering sociology's long history, it is like looking at a subject for a very short period of time (modernization in European civilization).

 

Seeing each civilization as a living thing seems to be related to having a perspective that also sees modernization in Europe as part of the life of European civilization. Isn't it more natural to think that there is something like life in the phenomenon of a civilization that declines and dies as a group, but then revives as a group and emerges? As a way to explore life, we will begin with the seemingly unremarkable task of collecting and classifying civilizations, much like looking at plants and insects.

 

 Let's reorganize the criteria for classifying civilizations.

 

【civilization】

　　Cosmopolitan type        1  European civilization

       　　　                            2  Islamic civilization

　　　　Local type               3  Indian civilization

                                　　       4  Chinese type

 

【quasi-civilization】

　　Colonial type　　　 　 5  Oceania type

                                             6  South American type or North American type

       Penetration type           7  African type

                                            8  Eurasian (Russian) type

       Frontier type                9  Far East type (Japan, Korea)

                                          10  Far Western type (Britain, Northern Europe)

       Fusion type                 11 Eastern European type

                                           12  Southeast Asia type

 

The details have been mentioned in ``Study of Civilization'' and ``Study of quasi-civilization.'' These classifications had the purpose of capturing the life of each civilization or quasi-civilization.

However, there was another major purpose. `` How should organic relationships , coexistence, and prosperity be achieved between civilizations ?'' In ``study  of quasi-civilization ,'' I attempted to explore ways for different civilizations to coexist .

 

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