The decay and the restoration of civilization (Registro nro. 116683)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | CB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Schweitzer, Albert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1875-1965 |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Verfall und wiederaufbau der kultur. English |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The decay and the restoration of civilization |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Dale memorial lectures, 1922 [I] |
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| General note | Release date is 2025-04-25 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Actonian Press |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | “The Decay and the Restoration of Civilization: The Philosophy of Civilization” by Albert Schweitzer is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work examines the crisis facing modern society, arguing that civilization has become hollowed out by a neglect of ethical foundations and an overemphasis on material, historical, and technical progress. Schweitzer’s central concern appears to be how genuine civilization is fundamentally rooted in ethics, and he contends that only by re-establishing robust ethical principles can society restore meaning and hope to both individuals and nations. The opening of this treatise sets forth Schweitzer’s perspective that civilization is in deep crisis, not merely due to recent catastrophes like war, but because of a long-standing neglect of foundational ethical thinking. He critiques modern philosophy for abandoning its role as the guide to civilization's development, instead becoming scholastic, fragmented, and disconnected from pressing moral questions. Schweitzer traces how historical, economic, and organizational changes have diminished individual freedom, self-reflection, and humanity, leading to over-specialization, loss of independent moral judgment, and the subjugation of individual personality to mass opinion and institutional structures. He insists that true civilization demands personal ethics, genuine spirituality, and individual transformation, arguing that without these, progress in institutions and material domains is empty or even destructive. The first chapters lay the groundwork for his central thesis: civilization’s restoration hinges on a revival of thoughtful, ethical commitment at both the individual and collective levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1923 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Civilization -- History |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Campion, C. T. |
| Fuller form of name | (Charles Thomas), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1861-1938 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Dale memorial lectures, 1922 [I] |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/p1decayrestorati00schwuoft/page/n7/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/p1decayrestorati00schwuoft/page/n7/mode/2up</a> |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75958">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75958</a> |
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