Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Jul. 2011
From the term barbarism we can refer the fierceness and cruelty that has in its essence and in its way of behaving an individual, a group, among other alternatives.
“The barbarism in which that group became politics it's really scary.”
Cruelty with which a person acts, rusticity and lack of culture
Also, it is very common to use the term when trying to give an account of the rusticity and lack of culture, that someone, or a group, present in their actions.
“The barbarism stands out and stands out in your brother, it's unfortunate.”
Barbarism is widely regarded as uncivil, aggressive behavior, similar to rather instinctive behavior and lacking in reasoning that the animals boast.
Manifests in threatening situations
In war or in a situation in which a person feels threatened, such as an assault, is where the typical characteristics that define barbarism, and this is so because these contexts propose that the person who goes through them should make use of their more instinctive behavior to defend yourself, and of course, bring out all the aggressiveness you have inside to be able to win or impose yourself on your enemy or aggressor.
Meanwhile, it is usually called barbarian to that person who presents precisely a gross, reckless, violent behavior and lacking in all kinds of civility.
Although, it should also be noted that romans they knew how to call barbarians to those foreign peoples who possessed traditions different from the Roman ones and that they considered were rude and very primitive.
Origins of the concept
Therefore, from this original conception that was able to hold the term, at the time of Roman empire, is that the words barbarian and barbarism began to be used to refer to the opposite of what is understood as agreed and accepted guidelines within a community, such as civility, good manners, human sensitivity, among other
Meanwhile, it is important to highlight that the concept of barbarism, or rather, what is considered barbarism, will be closely linked to the position of whoever applies or uses it, that is, what for one culture is barbaric for another may not For example, for the Europeans of old, human sacrifice constituted acts of barbarism, while for some original peoples of America Such action was not, but it was a fundamental part of their rites and customs.
A behavior rejected by society
We must say that this type of behavior is rejected and questioned by most of society, because normally nothing justifies being attacked another in a cruel way, there are, as we know, in our present time, other civilized ways to be able to claim from another or others some inappropriate behavior, Such is the case of justice, where you can go to settle any problem and not that the way to solve it is to go directly to attack the other and hurt him.
Now, having made this clarification that we must always try to find a harmonious exit and not appeal to the violence, we cannot ignore that man is in essence a rational animal and, for example, in addition to intelligence that he possesses and distinguishes it does not stop being an animal and then he also has a behavior instinctive that can come out at times like those exposed and develop behaviors for nothing rational.
Education and tolerance against barbarism
There are many ways to combat barbarism and without a doubt the education ranks number one. Teaching a child that he must respect his elders and his neighbor is the beginning and a way to prevent him from deciding to resolve conflicts in the future.
You also have to develop and encourage tolerance in the face of differences, it is not viable or acceptable to attack the other because he does not think like me, I have to learn to live with him and the differences from him.
Normally and historically, the concept of barbarism is presented in contrast to, faced with, the concept ofcivilization.
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