WESTERN CULTURE History The classical West

WESTERN CULTURE

History The classical West • Management approach was used to understand the world; • New religion made up the basis for the development of Western civilization; • Celtic, Germanic and Slavic cultures were integrated The medieval West • Legal culture had a big role; • Feudal relations were a material basis; • The struggle between the church and the government; • Western culture began to spread to other parts of the world; Modern Era • Opposition of Christendom to its geographical neighbors began to weaken; • Europeans came into increasing contact with far away peoples

Western Culture Transcends Geography and Race … is an intellectual matter … is opened for everybody WESTERN CULTURE … is a humanity culture

Western Culture is a pro-human culture Reason Individualism Rights Happiness Capitalism

Reason mysticism 3 rd World countries VS subjectivism Reason 2 nd World countries

Individualism A group of people Reason

Tolerance as consequence of individualism Individualism Permitting social practices Personal freedom Permitting ethnic practices Permitting sexual practices Tolerance maxims Permitting religious practices Permitting as long as these practices do not limit the other’s liberty

Individualism, Independence & Selfresponsibility Independence Selfresponsibility - Knowledge - Competency - Self-reliance - Self-respect efforts - Free will - The choice to think, to judge etc selfdevelopment ,

Happiness The best, noblest, and most pleasant thing. . . the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Aristotle

Rights selfpreservation Rights enjoyment of life

Rights The right to liberty THE RIGHT TO LIFE The right to property The right to the pursuit of happiness

Capitalism (based on the recognition of rights) Famine, poverty, countless diseases, hunger, child mortality, human miseries Higher life expectancy … => the process of capitalization …

The Russian Federation Western Culture ? Eastern Culture

Russian family The biggest earner in the family = the head of the family (Western type of culture) The eldest member of the family = the head of the family (Eastern type of culture) The young try to achieve some freedom from the aged (Western type of culture) The young always stay dependent on their parents (Eastern type of culture)