Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 201 Nearing, Scott 1883 1983 Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History Produced by Matthew Mello and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History" by Scott Nearing is a social science exploration written in the mid-20th century. The work delves into the evolution of civilizations, the patterns within their rise and decline, and the potential lessons we can derive from past societies to inform contemporary human existence. Nearing aims to analyze the historical trajectory of various civilizations, specifically Western civilization, and emphasizes the need for a new paradigm in social organization as traditional structures face obsolescence. At the start of the book, Nearing introduces the foundational concepts of civilization and its historical significance, juxtaposing different analytical angles from which civilization can be understood. He argues for a scientific approach to the study of civilization, noting the necessity of examining human endeavors and their implications. He sets the stage for a broader discussion that will unfold in subsequent chapters, focusing on the natural cycles that civilizations experience, their interconnected complexities, and the importance of learning from historical precedents to navigate the challenges of modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Civilization -- History CB Text Category: History - Other Category: Sociology 596598 2025-08-05T14:53:38.204845 text/html 596499 596408 2024-11-05T16:53:39.774151 2023-10-06T04:55:06.564804 text/html text/html 296566 2025-08-05T14:53:47.187313 application/epub+zip 304535 2025-08-05T14:53:41.698865 application/epub+zip 272222 2025-08-05T14:53:40.474867 application/epub+zip 569194 2025-08-05T14:53:51.554338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537192 2025-08-05T14:53:46.287781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468633 2022-09-06T19:56:58.560294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552930 2025-08-05T14:53:37.633843 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533067 2024-10-28T19:24:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16531 2025-08-05T14:53:51.715247 application/rdf+xml 16939 2025-08-05T14:53:40.968825 image/jpeg 3816 2025-08-05T14:53:40.720839 image/jpeg 295782 2025-08-05T14:53:38.249809 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia