Civilization As The Gradual Refusal Of Violence Civilization is often described as humanity's triumph over violence, yet much of what modern life depends upon still requires harm, often hidden, procedural, or framed as unavoidable. This book frames civilization not as a finished state but as a direction of travel, a slow and uneven movement away from killing, coercion, and domination as default tools for solving problems. https://zacharyperlman.com/civilization-refusal-of-violence #history #psychology #sociology #nonviolence