In my opinion, the three main elements of Culture are:1. Art2. Religion (or Philosophy, as I believe they occupy the same domain)3. PoliticsThe other elements are transitory and somehow related to the ones I listed.
>>18512528>not language>not diet>not architectureRetard detected.
All of these stem from economics; eg. having reliable access to a surplus of resources
>>18512535>you need a surplus of resources to have a religion and social organizationRetard detected.
>>18512532>languageIt's art, as all forms of language are somehow in the art category (art is not only for aesthetics).>dietIt can be fitted into art too. Culinary is an artistic expression.>architectureTotally art.>>18512535Economics is the structure that pervades those things but not an element by itself. It is more like part of the material basis of all these things.
>>18512538Give me a counter example. Civilization exclusively formed from regions with an abundance of foodstuffs.
>>18512543>culture means civilizationRetard confirmed.>>18512541>everything is "art"Retard confirmed.
>>18512538> social organizationSurplus obviously isn't needed for that, but it does seem to be necessary for superior social complexity.
>>18512549I kneel. I'm retarded. I unzip your dick and start sucking it.
>>18512549In a certain perspective, everything humans do as a "craft" or something that goes beyond the real of "nature" can be considered as Art.Art in the root of the word means something exacrly like this, it is a human creation, such as sports, politics, means of production etc... All of these are somehow a form of art.This is why art is the first element of Culture.
>>18512560>In a certain perspective, everything humans do as a "craft" or something that goes beyond the real of "nature" can be considered as Art.I don't care about your gay semantics argument. The point is that such a definition of art makes OP's inclusion criterion trivial.
>>18512552>superior social complexity"Superior" social complexity isn't a prerequisite for culture, but social organization is a prerequisite for managing resource surplus which (according to you) is a prerequisite for "superior" social complexity, so what is even your point?
What about engineering (making things)? It's like a mix of thinking (no. 2) and doing (no. 1).
>>18512577>it makes it trivialNo, it doesn't.You are just silly if you can't accept arts and crafts as the same thing and don't find it fascinating.
>>18512605With such a loose definition of "art", his first element of culture subsumes the other two and the contention becomes:>culture is when people have skills to do anything beyond the scope of basic animal instincts
>somehow related to the ones listedEverything in our modern world is related to one of those things>artfood, architecture, media>religiona belief system is interconnected with everything, including schooling, the market, and the other 2 things mentioned>politicssame for religionThis isn't just culture, it's everything
