Comparative Study of Civilizations:An Investigation Based on the Theory of Human Nature-Need System
Comparison is a thinking activity that always exists among human beings,but concrete comparative study is the product of human civilization.As a general spirit,the comparative study of civilizations is a new field,and its corresponding concepts,research objects and fields,purposes,methods,and realm are being generated.Therefore,it is necessary to explore and respond to the questions such as the premise and conditions of the comparative study of civilizations,comparative study and its fundamental problems,and the position and realm of comparison by using the theory of human nature-need system,which is conducive to the development and perfection of the study,and to the construction and prosperity of its disciplinary system,discourse system and knowledge system.