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civilization

Collection of philosophical dialogues, essays, and analysis focusing on civilization.

4 Essays in Topic

Standing on Shoulders

By Tae-Sik June 19, 2020 ~4 min read

We live in a modern civilization. Organized. Structured. Peaceful. Productive. There is very little want. We should all be so lucky to be alive in this epoch. Civilization wasn't built in a day. It's taken thousands, if not millions of years, for humanity to reach today's precipice. We can easily take this for granted. Feel […]

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Standing on Shoulders

By Tae-Sik June 19, 2020 ~4 min read

We live in a modern civilization. Organized. Structured. Peaceful. Productive. There is very little want. We should all be so lucky to be alive in this epoch. Civilization wasn't built in a day. It's taken thousands, if not millions of years, for humanity to reach today's precipice. We can easily take this for granted. Feel […]

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The Civilization of Pleasure

By Milan Ji September 8, 2026 ~20 min read

Every generation seems to discover a new reason to worry about the direction of civilization. Today, we worry about declining birth rates, the retreat from traditional family values, economic insecurity, social fragmentation, loneliness, and the apparent unwillingness of younger people to make the sacrifices that previous generations considered ordinary. We worry that ambition has weakened, that family has lost its importance, that people no longer believe in duty, and that comfort has made us unwilling to endure hardship. […]

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The Civilization of Pleasure

By Milan Ji September 8, 2026 ~20 min read

Every generation seems to discover a new reason to worry about the direction of civilization. Today, we worry about declining birth rates, the retreat from traditional family values, economic insecurity, social fragmentation, loneliness, and the apparent unwillingness of younger people to make the sacrifices that previous generations considered ordinary. We worry that ambition has weakened, that family has lost its importance, that people no longer believe in duty, and that comfort has made us unwilling to endure hardship. […]

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