There is no such thing as western civilisation | Philosophy | The Guardian

The Long Read: The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention

The Acropolis in Athens Photograph: Katerina Mavrona/EPA The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention By Kwame Anthony Appiah Wed 9 Nov 2016 00.59 EST Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 06.49 EST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google L ike many Englishmen who suffered from tuberculosis in the 19th century, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor went abroad on medical advice, seeking the drier air of warmer regions. Tylor came from a prosperous Quaker business family, so he ha

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