Heiho,
The problem here is that common western societies' writing of history claims the Greek as shining example, and first 'educated' form of society. Which denies other cultures' merits. Example given, there's historical evidence that the Persians had no concept of slavery, though they're claimed to have been the more backward ones.
Political science still sticks to the Greek model, replacing the Greek 'us' with the individual 'us' of given country. This works as long as you're in a small village, with some similar villages in neighbourhood, and travel speed restricted to horses at best. It won't work in the long term, when the world is just one - admittedly huge - place.
Ideas of Enlightenment have not evolved since Kant with same speed than natural science.
Quote:It is no different than it ever has been. ... Correct?yep, and I call this a stasis.
Quote:As backward as the Greeks in Plato's Republic might have been, they offer a better logic than the fang and claw of barbarian society.This is valid as long as you pretend barbarian society to be even more backwards ('fang and claw' ...). You're aware that in ancient Greek 'barbarian' means literally 'non-Greek', ie 'everyone but us'?
The problem here is that common western societies' writing of history claims the Greek as shining example, and first 'educated' form of society. Which denies other cultures' merits. Example given, there's historical evidence that the Persians had no concept of slavery, though they're claimed to have been the more backward ones.
Political science still sticks to the Greek model, replacing the Greek 'us' with the individual 'us' of given country. This works as long as you're in a small village, with some similar villages in neighbourhood, and travel speed restricted to horses at best. It won't work in the long term, when the world is just one - admittedly huge - place.
Quote:Also, I hope I don't burst your bubble here, but the 20th century has been the most brutal in all history. Modern enlightenment? My left buttock.That's not bursting my bubble, it's exactly my point.
Ideas of Enlightenment have not evolved since Kant with same speed than natural science.