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Is Civilisation A Pyramid Scheme? | 150 comments (150 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Is Civilisation A Pyramid Scheme? (none / 0)

I think you're wrong (wiki).

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 7th, 2007 at 04:26:17 AM EST
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Re: Is Civilisation A Pyramid Scheme? (none / 0)

The meme of empire must be evolving. It cannot be the same before Alexander the Great and Julius Cesar, and after them.

Besides, other memes of governing might have been more competative at other times or locations.

by das monde on Wed Mar 7th, 2007 at 04:38:18 AM EST
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Re: Is Civilisation A Pyramid Scheme? (none / 0)

You're going to have to give a precise definition of "empire", then, and find a name for all the things that the wiki's list of "empires" calls "empire". Then we can compare it with De's implicit definition of "imperial".

Sigh, nominalism.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 7th, 2007 at 04:45:31 AM EST
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