Sentences with phrase «modern civilization while»

They punctuate the glory of modern civilization while reclaiming its humanity.»

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The problem it presents is that of a conservative organization which has not kept abreast of the times, which has remained medieval while the world was growing modern, dogmatic while civilization was becoming scientific; which is individualistic in a collectivist period and theological in a time of humanism.

The baroque architecture and the sea and landscape are beautifully realised and seductive to the eye, while the narrative highlights the complexities and failures of modern civilization and world politics.

The issue is that modern agricultural - industrial civilization is the thing that is taking away the choices of the people carrying water and gathering fuel, by enabling huge population growth while simultaneously sapping resources worldwide.

While it may be easier for the average person to live under the rule of a more humane parcel of rogues, at its heart politics is the primary guardian institution of modern civilization.

There are also some interesting sociological studies which suggest that the high points of human civilization appear to coincide with periods of global warmth (Roman Empire, Rapid european growth in middle ages, modern era of growth) while periods of cooler climate have coincided with the low points in human civilization (collapse of Rome, Dark ages, black death, european population collapse, famine)