Origin of Civil Society
Abstract
Every evidence furnished by history, philology, ethnography, ethnotechnics, ethnology, and other sciences bear witness to the fact that all races, without a single exception, far from living in complete isolation, communicate with other races, enter with them into civil society, recognize authority, have a more or less crystalized form of government, obey laws, and profess a religion.Whence originated this universally existing society, if it is a society at all in the full sense of the term? Wherefrom does the power, keeping the once established organization together, derive its binding force? Is civil society a human invention, is it a matter of convenience, an outgrowth of evolution? Or has it a higher, purer, more sacred origin? Is authority a mere convention, or is it a stronger mysterious force, based upon unshakable foundation beyond the influence of changable times? These are the questions which naturally arise in us when in a bird's eye view we behold the globe and see in every inhabited land men knit together in close union in the pursuit of earthly goods under the direction of their governments.
Subject Area
Ethnic studies|Political science
Recommended Citation
Slachta, Irene, "Origin of Civil Society" (1922). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189677.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189677
