A system of ideas creates coherence among several civilisation elements and thereby influences their formation, interpretation, mutual consistency, transmission and further dissemination.
- Explanation. By connecting civilisation elements, a system of ideas gives them meaning partly through their place within the whole. A system of ideas may thereby cause existing elements to be interpreted differently, generate new elements, and reinforce, reduce or reveal contradictions among elements. This coherence also makes it possible to transmit several civilisation elements as a single whole.
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