Civilization(from Latin civilis - civil, state).

Civilization - This social form movement of matter ensuring its stability and ability for self-development through self-regulation of exchange with the environment (dictionary). Civilization theory was popular in world science half a century ago, but today it is in a state of crisis. As an external reflection of the World Civilization Crisis on the planet.

Concept of Civilization - can be interpreted from the position of a philosophical, scientific, cultural-historical, economic definition, which affects any moments of our lives, but from the point of view of the Wise structure of the House (IDIVO). In general, this is any form of movement of matter, which is aimed at realizing the goals of the Father by this Civilization, in the movement of matter (biological) as the development of humanity as a whole. As well as the movement of the environment in which civilization and all of humanity lives, which supports human development.
Civilization is constantly in development.Civilization as a form of human development together with the environment.
Environment – this is nature, social, economic, political (ideology).
Civilization and Civilization assumes a constant evolutionarily oriented vector of development.
The Civilization Challenge – this is the cultivation, development of humanity, to educate humanity like the Father, by the standards of the Metagalaxy for this moment eight manifested. To reveal the Truth of the Father as a whole and the Truth of the Father to each person and all humanity. Each person, from the point of view of the Father, has a long-term destiny to become with the Creator and the Father,

What does it mean to be a civilized person?

It means to be a man developed from the Father's point of view, built into environment developing this environment with oneself and together with others.
Before becoming a civilized person, the Father first forms us as a person built according to new 256-digit standards. Those people who understand that they will incarnate next time, and with this life they provide the conditions for their next birth, and such a person can be called responsible for their life.

Synthetic definition of what IDIVO Civilization is.

This is a variant of the movement of matter of humanity in synthesis with self-regulating Metagalactic matter. Aimed at the implementation of epoch-making tasks Originally Supreme Father(IVO).
Civilization embraces all of humanity and the problem is that large group Civilization cannot organize the people of the Servants, but each person can be that small sprout of that future civilization.
Civilization presupposes development of a new human ideology.
Civilization demands professional approach to human life and not only in the profession. It should cover different directions human activity.
Metagalactic Civilization – this is a completely new appearance of the Father.
At the heart of the new Civilizations IDIVO The father laid down a new doctrine called . Civilization on the planet is developing by the Metagalaxy of the eighth manifestation and is called Civilization of Truth , Civilizations of the Creators. Truth reads back as Thread of Synthesis. The Father has the Truth, and we humans, as cells of the Father, carry a small part of the Truth, we carry it, we realize it with ourselves and our lives.
The most the best option conveying the teachings of Synthesis as new Fundamentals of life, standards, laws, rules, new goals of civilization will be party activity in the direction

What is civilization, “civilization,” “civilized man”?

The word "civilization" comes from the Latin. civitas, which means "state centered in a city." The adjective "civilized" originally had the meaning of "urban", "educated", "educated" as opposed to "uneducated", "barbaric".

The concept of "civilization", which entered the scientific use of European scientists in the 18th century. simultaneously with the concept of “culture”, it also has several definitions (depending on the content of the concepts in which it is used). One of them views civilization as synonymous with culture. Not everyone agrees with this understanding of civilization. Opponents, in particular, object: civilization is a set of primarily material conditions, and culture is primarily spiritual. Another meaning of the concept "civilization" is a stage social development, following barbarism (according to the classification of the American ethnographer XIX in L. Morgan (1818-1881). A completely different idea of ​​​​civilization was German philosopher O. Spengler (1880-1936). The researcher considered civilization to be the final stage of the evolution of any culture, which is characterized by the development of technology, the rationalization of life, the degradation of art and literature, and the transformation of peoples into faceless masses.

When using the word "civilization", we mean such aspects as high level material life, arrangement, technical equipment of everyday life, etc.

In modern everyday usage, civilization is understood by scientists in two meanings:

• - in the first case, civilization means historical era, which replaced barbarism, in other words, marks the highest stage of human development;
• - in the second case, civilization is associated with a geographical place, meaning local, regional and global civilizations, for example, Eastern and Western civilizations. They differ in economic structure and culture (a set of norms, customs, traditions, symbols), which includes a specific understanding of the meaning of life, justice, fate, the role of work and leisure. This is how specific differences between people are formed in behavior, manner of dressing, types of housing, etc.

The civilizational characteristics of communities, their constituent peoples, and ethnic groups determine various directions development historical process. The study of the nature of civilization, its diversity helps to identify the fundamental foundations human existence. Civility reflects quality social progress, ensuring the reproduction of basic social parameters - from state, civil to everyday.

Civilization is the ability and habit of a person to follow the advanced norms of human society, to live consciously and kindly, like a human being.

What kind of person can be called civilized?

Civilized man- definitely a hard worker and creator. A civilized person strives to master the latest means, achievements of labor, its organization, the most effective work skills and knowledge, thus adopting the experience of other people. He thinks, designs, forecasts, critically reflects and constantly improves his activities. Even if he does not have his own scientific and higher technical knowledge, he has interest and respect for them.

A civilized man is an owner, endowed with freedom, common sense, the ability to make decisions and be responsible for them. The civilized individual, especially in modern conditions, gravitates towards being a democratic individual and a member of a democratic, civil society, because his civic activity is an organic continuation, as well as a prerequisite for free and initiative labor activity.

A civilized person is characterized by natural pride in his nation, people, country, and the desire to serve them with work and talent. A civilized person carefully and responsibly chooses the groups, associations, and associations he joins; he categorically and resolutely opposes bloodshed, violence, and destructive conflicts.

He is distinguished by his desire and ability to organize his daily life: cleanliness, convenience, and the comfort of everyday life are as necessary to him as air. Of course, a civilized individual is a human being and nothing human is alien to him, including emotions.

The needs of a civilized person are developed, rich, subtle, and varied. But he strives to moderate them, to make them reasonably sufficient.

History of world civilizations Fortunatov Vladimir Valentinovich

§ 18. Civilized man in a civilized society

Are there criteria according to which one can determine the degree of civilization, the level civilizational development this or that country? Is it possible to determine in which country people life is better, and which one is worse? The fact is that in Russia (USSR) the comparative method of studying history was not held in high esteem and was little used. Or it was not used at all if it was assumed that the comparison would not be in favor of Russia (USSR). During the Soviet period, official propaganda, its conscientious or hypocritical servants tried to create an attractive image of their country, which would evoke in the Soviet people a “sense of legitimate pride” (the sixth, special feeling, inherent only to the Soviet people). General concept looked something like this: in material terms, of course, we still have many unresolved problems, but we are spiritually rich, we are the most reading country in the world, etc.

Meanwhile, over a long period of time, the international community has gradually developed objective criteria for international comparisons. Some of the developed methods and matrices are criticized. Many approaches are beyond doubt and have become generally accepted.

Thus, one of the most important indicators is the production of certain products, volume of services, etc. per capita. According to these indicators, Russia until 1917 chronically lagged behind the most developed countries. Even during periods when the pace economic development(60-90s of the 19th century, 1908–1914) were the highest, Russia’s position did not improve, since other countries also did not stand still. After 1917, especially in the 30s, then in the 50s-60s. XX century there has been some progress in the indicator “production per capita”. But other countries, oddly enough, also continued to develop. There have been crises in the West from which the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan and other developed countries ultimately emerged. The USSR, having entered a period of “stagnation”, then “perestroika”, turned into Russia. But embarking on the path of “modernization” after the “reforms” has not yet allowed the country to take any worthy place among developed countries in terms of “production per capita” indicator.

On the decline Soviet era the population of the USSR learned that in conditions Soviet power It was never possible to achieve scientifically based food consumption standards, which in the USSR at the beginning of the 80s. XX century The “food problem” persists. After twenty years of regular experiments (“perestroika”, “reforms”), store shelves were filled with food products, but mainly due to imports and to the detriment of the development of our own agriculture. A " average temperature in the hospital" leaves much to be desired.

Unfortunately, in Russian funds mass media There is very little information about annual measurements of the civility of most countries of the world, which are carried out according to the methods of the UN and other international organizations.

So, human development index, published by the UN, consists of three parameters:

· life expectancy (by which the level of health care is judged);

level of education (percentage of people with primary, secondary and higher education);

· GDP per capita (by which experts suggest assessing the standard of living).

Innovation. International indices

Indices are relative indicators that allow direct comparison of disproportionate values. For example, price indices, economic development indices various countries, indices summarizing information from sociological research.

The level of economic development of a country is a system of indicators that allows international comparisons of the economic development of countries around the world. Modern economic science identifies the following groups of indicators of the country’s economic development levels: a) GDP/GNP and income per capita; b) sectoral structure national economy; c) production of main types of products per capita (level of development of individual industries); d) level and quality of life of the population; e) indicator of economic efficiency.

The UN has been calculating the HDI since 1990. Norway, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, the USA, Iceland, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Japan and others have been in first place for a long time. The UN draws a poverty line at half the average per capita income (GDP - gross domestic product per capita). For the USA in 2001, the average per capita income was 1300, in Russia - 300 dollars per month.

Life expectancy in Europe is 15–20 years higher than in Russia. The pension is 40–60% of earnings (in Russia – 26%). Compared to the US, Russian prices for clothing and household appliances 2 times higher, for food – 70%. The average American pays 12% in taxes, the rich pay 23.5%, and the rich European pays 40% and higher. And in Russia, since 2000, the tax rate of 13% has become the same for everyone. In the USA and Europe, rates for mortgage loans for long period amounted to 3–4%. IN new Russia these rates are formally determined at 10–11%, but in fact are significantly higher. In Europe, nurseries, kindergartens, and schools are free, but in Russia they are paid. In Sweden and Finland, higher education is free. In the USSR, higher education was free, in modern Russia The share of students studying on a commercial basis is constantly growing. In the USA and France, food self-sufficiency is more than 100%, in Italy - 78%, in Japan - 50%. In Russia, food imports account for over 50%.

In Russia, housing construction has decreased by 3 times compared to the USSR. True, 1/3 of the constructed apartments are distributed free of charge (in turn from Soviet period). In 1994 standard two-roomed flat in Russia it cost 12.1 average annual income, or 26.1 annual salary. In the 1970s - 3.4 average annual salaries. The average housing supply in Russia is 19.7 m2 per person. In EU countries - 40 m2; 61% of Russians want to improve living conditions. 7% rely only on free social housing. There are 4.5 million families in need on the waiting list. To get free housing you have to wait in line for 15–20 years. The need for housing in Russia is 1.6 billion m2. In 2003, 36.3 million m 2 were put into operation, 160 banks issued loans for the purchase of apartments. Interest rates for mortgage loans (including budget subsidies) ranged from 5% in Khabarovsk to 28% in Kemerovo region. Housing availability in Russian Federation 2–4 times lower than in the USA and developed countries European countries. Russia also lags behind developed countries in terms of thermal efficiency of buildings under construction and in operation. Every year in the Russian Federation, about 20% of all consumed energy resources are spent on heating needs. Modern Russian houses being put into operation require 500 kW for heating 1 m2 of housing. h. In Germany, 250 is enough, and in Sweden and Finland, with a climate similar to Russia, 125 kWh per 1 m 2 is enough. 40 million Russians live in poorly equipped houses, and 2.5 million live in dilapidated and dilapidated housing.

In international indices, Russia rarely ranks good places. Thus, in 2005, the international organization Freedom House in its annual report for the first time included Russia among the unfree countries. In 2005, according to the rating of the international organization Reporters Without Borders, Russia was ranked 138th out of 167 in terms of press freedom.

But in terms of the level of corruption, Russia is in last decades consistently took “prize” places.

“The reason for the disappointment of Russians is not in bourgeois values ​​or in the European political system, but in the fact that in Russia they have acquired perverted, often anti-people forms. We have not a European, but an oligarchic-bureaucratic quality of capitalism. The instruments of European democracy, honed over centuries ( free elections, independent courts, competition, socially responsible distribution of income, free trade unions) are distorted and discredited in our country.

Television plays a negative role in the perception of Europe. What are they showing us? European bandits, corrupt politicians, prostitutes, drug addicts, homosexuals, rebellious Trotskyists, outcasts. But we don’t know how a Renault factory worker or a Hamburg dock worker lives. We have no idea about life a simple teacher or professor. How does a British recruit feel in the army? In which apartment does the driver, the doctor, or the saleswoman from the supermarket live? This is what needs to be compared! And not the one who has a higher “banner” or a purer moral tear.

We need not to spit in the direction of Europe, not to be afraid of it, but to bring our political system and everyday life in accordance with real European standards,” stated one of the country’s leading newspapers.

A civilized person in a civilized country lives by the rules, constantly works on himself, expands his horizons, sharpens his intellect, leads healthy image life.

In Russia, a huge number of people simply do not know and do not fulfill their constitutional duties, which can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Many people do not pay taxes, preferring to receive wages"black cash" Many unceremoniously, like real vandals, treat native nature. There are many manifestations of barbaric behavior in relation to cultural monuments. Sometimes the relationship between parents and children is very far from constitutional norms. Hundreds of thousands of people die every year as a result of widespread violations of the rules traffic, requirements of instructions on compliance with safety precautions, as a result of abuse of alcohol, tobacco, drug use, due to poor nutrition, etc.

The difference in levels of civilizational development is especially felt by observant Russians when crossing the border native fatherland. At the same time, it turns out that the vast majority of Russians are quite capable, once in a truly civilized country, of behaving in a completely civilized manner.