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Civilization on Trial
- Author: Arnold Joseph Toynbee
- Year: 2000
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本书是汤因比在20世纪中期一系列有关文明与现实间关系的文章结集,表现出了他对人类命运一如既往的强烈关怀。如果说汤因比认为在时空间中不可逆转的运动——人类的历史作为一个整体在某个限度内可以被理解的话,那么,第二次世界大战后的现实世界成为他此刻文明史观的言说背景。在本书中,汤因比的这种现实关怀与历史哲学在二战后的相遇,挑战与应对的结果,就是他一再强调的“世界政府”与“高级宗教”,他寄希望于人类不同文明能够借此握手,觉悟到人类的前途和命运,必须找到合适的和平相处的方式,保持活力,继续发展,悲天悯人的情怀跃然纸上。
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