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<p>This work is devoted to examining civilisation's environmental consequences and the military confrontation between civilised and barbaric societies. The authors examine antique and ancient Chinese ideas about the phenomenon of barbarism, and also highlight common cultural features inherent in the Germans and Celts and opposed to Rome, and the Far Eastern nomads who were adjacent to imperial China. Moreover, the authors seek to analyse the substantial effects of civilisation on the environment and ecosystem. Having analysed the military potential of civilised societies, the authors come to the conclusion that the victory of barbarism is possible only in the case of civilisation internal collapse. The article outlines other important aspects, including the relationships between civilisation and war and between civilisation and the environment. It concludes with a discussion about rethinking and restructuring some of our perspectives on civilisation.</p>
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This work is devoted to examining civilisation's environmental consequences and the military confrontation between civilised and barbaric societies. The authors examine antique and ancient Chinese ideas about the phenomenon of barbarism, and also highlight common cultural features inherent in the Germans and Celts and opposed to Rome, and the Far Eastern nomads who were adjacent to imperial China. Moreover, the authors seek to analyse the substantial effects of civilisation on the environment and ecosystem. Having analysed the military potential of civilised societies, the authors come to the conclusion that the victory of barbarism is possible only in the case of civilisation internal collapse. The article outlines other important aspects, including the relationships between civilisation and war and between civilisation and the environment. It concludes with a discussion about rethinking and restructuring some of our perspectives on civilisation.

Civilisation and Its Environmental Consequences

Department of History Philosophy and Culture

Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies

Department of Humanities, Civil and Criminal Law

Voronezh State Agrarian University named after Emperor Peter I

Chemistry-Didactics-Ecology-Metrology

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This work is devoted to examining civilisation's environmental consequences and the military confrontation between civilised and barbaric societies. The...

Civilisation and Its Environmental Consequences

Pubblicato online: 21 gen 2022

Pagine: 31 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cdem-2021-0002

Parole chiave
environment, civilisation, antiquity, nomads, ecosystem

© 2021 Stanislav I. Sulimov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Civilisation and Its Environmental Consequences

Pubblicato online: 21 gen 2022

Pagine: 31 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cdem-2021-0002

Parole chiaveenvironment, civilisation, antiquity, nomads, ecosystem

© 2021 Stanislav I. Sulimov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
environment, civilisation, antiquity, nomads, ecosystem