The sufficiently shared and socially operative elements of the personal civilisations of the members of a social circle, insofar as they make common expectations, judgement, cooperation and cohesion possible within that circle.
- Explanation. A circle civilisation presupposes neither a collective consciousness nor complete agreement. Members need only agree on, or recognise as valid, sufficient relevant elements to make predictable cooperation possible. Elements of a circle civilisation may find expression in language, customs, expectations of conduct, rules, functions, stories and institutions.
Occurs in Propositions
- Proposition 007 – Every circle has a civilisation
- Proposition 008 – Groups and social circles
- Proposition 009 – Coherence within circle civilisation
- Proposition 018 – Correspondence reinforces trust
- Proposition 039 – Elite recognition and direction
- Proposition 042 – Politics and institutional change
- Proposition 043 – Politics without institutionalisation
- Proposition 044 – Sanctioning maintains civilisation
- Proposition 048 – Acceptance of pathologisation
- Proposition 049 – Circle civilisation and individual conduct
- Proposition 052 – Individual change rarely changes circles
- Proposition 053 – Shared circumstances change circles
- Proposition 054 – Resolving lagging circle civilisation
- Proposition 055 – Purposive elite-driven change
- Proposition 056 – Resolving lagging personal civilisations
- Proposition 064 – Change starts within existing civilisation
- Proposition 066 – Conditions for circle change
- Proposition 067 – Success of purposive change
- Proposition 068 – Internalisation and social operation
- Proposition 070 – Competition between civilisation elements
- Proposition 071 – Mechanism of purposive social change
- Proposition 076 – Continuum of political change
- Proposition 078 – Class 1: change within existing order
- Proposition 079 – Class 2: change of civilisation elements
- Proposition 080 – Class 3: systemic change
- Proposition 094 – Legitimation of state coercion
- Proposition 097 – Governing elite and general interest
Last updated: 3 October 2026