The Spark of Ages - Part 1: The Four Engines of Human Progress
The Spark of Ages: The Biological Engines of Civilization 1 The Spark of Ages - Part 1: The Four Engines of Human Progress 2 The Spark of Ages - Part 2: Shattering the Myths of Geography and Genetics 3 The Spark of Ages - Part 3: The Creative Response to Catastrophe 4 The Spark of Ages - Part 4: The Moral Awakening That Defined History ← Series Home Civilization is frequently misunderstood as a static destination, a collection of grand monuments, or a final achievement etched in stone. This common perception masks the reality that civilization is fundamentally a biological and intellectual journey, a fruit that requires a long, arduous season of cumulative growth to ripen. We often view the artifacts of our daily lives as mundane objects, yet they are the physical manifestations of thousands of years of human struggle and innovation. ...