Measures of civilisation

The article makes an attempt to consider the concept of “civilization” and its corollary “barbarism” from different perspectives. It shows how term successively acquires ideological, scientific philosophical dimensions. emer­gence in course history such social institutions as religion, trade, politics, law, and, finally, centralized military industry a developed economy mark stages gradual filling civility with content that we find it today. Barbarism anthropological-geographical characteristic turns into designation functional features processes – measure their deviation “civilized” mode action. authors are inclined believe that, despite historical diversity civilization strategies, movement is rather universal means search­ing for balanced approach use resources both by individual human communi­ties humankind whole. A generalized idea energy efficiency can serve rough success civilizational processes.