Criticism of Western Civilisation isn't new, it was part of the Enlightenment
- Written by Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
Jean-Baptiste Belley, Deputy of Saint-Domingue and French National Convention member (1793-97) with a bust of Abbé Raynal.
The duelling sides in today’s cultural wars about “Western civilization” are united in one thing, at least - each is inclined to gloss over the extent to which “Western civilisation” has...
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