What do you think? Can we distinct between social maturity and a collection of knowledge? Are we more mature then Heraklit, Sokrates, or the people who build Stonehenge?
2007-03-27 04:59:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
I don't think so.
Many basic things remains the same although many thing has changed during these few decades. There are few things that remains unchanged over centuries. These are called "principles". Even oftentimes the most precious wisdom is found from manuscripts from few millenia before our time!
Moreover, oftentimes maturity comes from personal experience. That's why we cannot say that we are more mature than our ancestors. Human being is, and will always be, human being with all their basic instinct, no matter how advanced is their knowledge. In order to be able to control basic instinct, such as eating, procreation, existence, etc., we need WISDOM, i.e. capability to use knowledge. Abundance of knowledge means nothing except we know how to use.
2007-03-27 05:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by r083r70v1ch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its simply a matter of definition. Social maturity can be interpreted in any number of ways
2007-03-27 05:02:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋