Sociogenesis of the Antithesis Between Kultur and Zivilisation in German Usage
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15206063Keywords:
Civilization, Culture, Knowledge, Intellectual, CivilizedAbstract
The topic of this article falls within the scope of studies translated from German into Arabic. The author explores the concept of civilization and its relationship with the development of scientific knowledge through a central idea: the perceived opposition between "civilization" and "culture" is not merely a personal perspective but belongs to a much broader context. At the same time, the author emphasizes that this contrast reflects German self-pride and highlights differences in self-assertion, temperament, and general behavior—whether among specific social classes within Germany or between the German nation and other nations. The article also discusses various French and English perspectives on the terms "culture" and "civilization," noting that these concepts were historically seen as somewhat foreign to them, despite their clear and frequent use in contemporary society.
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Elias, N. (1980). Zur Soziogenese der Begriffe „Zivilisation“ und „Kultur,“ Erster Teil: Zur Soziogenese des Gegensatzes von „Kultur“ und „Zivilisation“ in Deutschland. In Über den Prozess der Zivilisation: Soziogenetische und psychogenetische Untersuchungen. Band I, Wandlungen des Verhaltens in den weltlichen Oberschichten des Abendlandes (pp. 1-13). Suhrkamp
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