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At this point it seems appropriate to say a few words on the ‘reality’ or rather tangible presence of the entity called civilization (as used in the plural). As we are not dealing with individuals but with large-scale human collectives, the question may arise whether or to what extent these huge collectives, which last for a succession of generations, are ‘real’ phenomena or merely our theoretical constructs.
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© 2004 Jaroslav Krejčí
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Krejčí, J. (2004). Civilization — Reality and Perception. In: The Paths of Civilization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230503700_3
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