Dokąd zmierza cywilizacja zachodnia? Esej

• Authors: Golka Marian

Title variants

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Where is Western civilization heading? An essay

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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The article aims at reflecting on the future of Western civilization, whose identity is determined primarilyby two values: rationalism and the pursuit of social emancipation. The question is whether the success of this civilization, and above all its 500 year-old world domination, will continue. It seems that long-term forecasts can be formulated only in the form of assumptions. One can only predict several potential scenarios: a successful continuation of this civilization; its gradual aging; various probable forms of hybridization; a possible, but rather unexpected, disaster.

Keywords

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Western civilization; rationalism; social emancipation; world domination

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 4(365)
• Pages: 7-23

Contributors

author

Golka Marian

• Instytut Socjologii, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Poznań