Zmierzch cywilizacji? Rozważania wokół teorii Barbera, Giddensa i Becka

Abstract

In this article, the author wonders whether we are witnessing the disappearance of the major
civilizations of the world and the formation of “one, universal civilization”? In order to examine
the theories: Benjamin Barber, Anthony Giddens and Ulrich Beck. The conclusions state that
there is no way to predict whether actually gone civilizations and the emergence of the McWorld
(as it defined Barber) because, according to Popper, the future cannot be predicted. Nevertheless,
the paper presents the processes leading to the disappearance of civilizations, and which are
mainly from globalization.