Tag Archives: Toynbee

Of Verbs, Circles, and the Cultural Mean

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Jim Edmonds

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!” – A child’s desperate retort. Remember that refrain? Seems like a necessary staple that runs through every pre-adolescent’s life, reinforced by helpful friends and parents desperate to … Continue reading →

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Culture 5 – The Whopping Effects of the Nonexistent Culture of Nations

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Jim Edmonds

While researching materials for the topic of the Culture of Nations, I discovered a very impressive book, one that I have now readily added to my Top Ten or More List of significant books (in this world there really needs … Continue reading →

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Behavior: History’s Common Thread

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them,” William Shakespeare There is a common thread that weaves its way through this gamut of ‘people groups’ – the Individual, Networks (Families, Clans, Tribes), Organizations, and … Continue reading →

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If History is Useful for Anything – 4 Individuals

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference,” Jane Goodall We’ve arrived at the smallest people group to which we can try to apply Toynbee’s Arguments: You and Me – as Individuals. Can … Continue reading →

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Family, Clans, Tribes, and other Social ‘Networks’

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

“You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family,” Anonymous In working my way down the sequence from civilizations to trying ultimately to apply Toynbee’s arguments to the individual, the next post was to see if Toynbee’s arguments … Continue reading →

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If History is Useful for Anything – 2: Organizations

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

I lost a month. It was around here just a minute ago; at least it seemed like a minute ago. I set it down on my desk and suddenly it was buried under a pile of Life. Apparently, this is … Continue reading →

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If History is Useful for Anything … – 1

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Jim Edmonds

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (George Santayana) It’s time to go back and pick up a thread from earlier and to delve into a significant book, Arnold Toynbee’s A Study of History. There are … Continue reading →

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