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[Linkpost] “21st Century Civilization curriculum” by Richard_Ngo
Description
I’ve just released a curriculum on foundational questions in modern politics, which I drew up in collaboration with Samo Burja. I’ve copied the introductory text and the section headings below; you can find the full curriculum at www.21civ.com.
Sign up here by 27 October to join the first cohort of discussion groups (which will meet weekly to discuss each of the 11 sections of the curriculum).
This curriculum is about Western civilization, and how it enables citizens of the Western world to live together in a just, orderly way. But it's also about the 21st century, which has been characterized by the continual decline of many aspects of that civilization.
Despite our superior technology, there are many things that Western countries could do in the past that we can’t today—e.g. rapidly build large-scale infrastructure, maintain low-crime cities, and run competent bureaucracies. More importantly, it feels [...]
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First published:
October 21st, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/2CGXGwWysiBnryA6M/21st-century-civilization-curriculum
Linkpost URL:
www.21civ.com
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