WESTERN CIVILIZATION Niall Ferguson (2011). Civilization: The West and the Rest. London: Penguin Publishing Group Niall Ferguson is a Scottish historian. He writes and speaks about international history, economic and financial history, and British and American imperialism. The book has both historical and contemporary strands. 400 years after, western civilization is still lingering and drives our today’s world. The book is organized in a chronological and thematic manner. Ferguson posits that beginning
Lasting from 1868 to 1912 the Meiji period wanted to use “civilization” as a a mechanism for social order in Japan. The new government along with regaining control of what had been lost during the Tokugawa regime wanted to install new institutions. Control through institutions of education, legalism and moral training were some of the new ways in which the Meiji wanted to regain order and not fall behind the western world. A shift to western thought (bunmei) stemmed from this restoration period in
eighteenth century, during the European Enlightenment. The European Enlightenment, also known as the “Age of Reason” or “the light of reason”, took it’s name from the idea it represented. It was aimed at placing science and knowledge through scientific methods of investigation. This intellectual, cultural and social movement took place in England, France, Germany, and other pars of Europe, and it’s main purpose was to improve humanity with rational thought. The Enlightenment is known to be one of the most
Zeus Salazar is an historian and an author of the essay “A Legacy of the Propaganda: the Tripartite View of Philippine History”. In this own work, he differentiate the western definition of history and indigenous perception of what history or kasaysayan is. In the western culture, history is different from what the meaning here in the Philippines. In French histoire means inquiry. In the Gothic witan which means knowledge. And for the German Geschichte from the word geschelen means to happen. In
What is civilization? Civilization is started and developed when a group of people are motivated by some ideas and beliefs, trust one another and willing to cooperate with each other in establishing a state and a government. Civilization undergoes periods of rise, decline and fall, therefore, different types of civilizations could be seen over a period of time. Islamic Civilization Islamic civilization was founded by Prophet Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) and the first Islamic state was established
Introduction The history of Western civilization was influenced by the Ancient Greece in more than a few ways, for instance, they inspired various achievements that shaped the early foundation of civilization in the west, and other parts of the world. Some of these developments arose during renaissance and industrial revolution, and impacted on various aspects of the modern world including philosophy, politics, education, and religion. Essentially, the Greeks accomplished great feats in these aspects
2. On Historiography a. How did Zeus Salazar differentiate the Western definition of history and our “indigenous” perception of what history or kasaysayan is? Answer: We had, at the arrival of the Spaniards an indigenous sense of history, but scarce regard for the past as history. Unlike the French histoire (which derives from the Greek word for “inquiry” whose Indo-European root, wid, had given Gothic witan (German wissen, English wit) or “knowledge” and Sanskrit Veda or “knowledge par excellence
Punish: The Birth of the Prison Wanchen Xie Introduction on the author Michel Foucault was born on October 15, 1926 in Poitiers, France. He wrote a great many works which influenced the philosophy and sociology deeply, for instance, Madness and Civilization. Not only was Foucault an intellectual and philosopher, but he was a political activist as well. He got involved in various protests and campaigns, say, against the war in Algeria, against social issues, as well as prison reform. He got involved
Andrew Jackson’s Speech to Congress on Indian Removal was given at a time of westward expansion, which was greatly influenced by the idea of Manifest destiny (Bentley 695). Manifest destiny also greatly influenced the national sentiment of the time, which can be found in Jackson’s speech. Jackson uses nationalist and colonialist rhetoric in this speech, particularly when he discusses his idea of progress. At the time of this speech, nationalism and colonialism greatly impacted both racial and economic
achievements that provide the underpinning for the functioning of our civilization than on particular social events, military conflicts, economic fluctuations and political arrangements that externally delineate the unfolding of modern history. We are interested in uncovering the fundamental world views and operating principles that profoundly influence the world today - not in narrating the story of particular regions and periods of Western history. Thus this course belongs rather to the History of mentality