Culture is a symbolic, distinctively human phenomenon: No ape could appreciate the difference between holy water and distilled water. It is a system whose aim is to determine determine individual subjects.
Culture is an independent, self moving order, of which human action could only be the expression. Culture is determining, individual subjects are determined.
Culture is the sum total of all human cultural activity on the planet, which is evolving.
Culturology is the study of a distinct level of phenomenon alongside mind and society. It is the study of culture as an entity, having its own laws like, sociology which studies social relations, social integration, social cohesion, culture is to be studied as an autonomous sphere.
Extrasomatic adaptation is a means by which humans evolved behaviorally without adapting physically.
Mathematics is a development of thought that had its beginning with the origin of man and culture a million years or so ago. To be sure, little progress was made during hundreds of thousands of years.
A Symbol is a thing the value or meaning of which is bestowed upon it by those who use it. Human behavior is symbolic behavior.
A Symbol is used by man and no other creature. Man uses symbols... no other creature does. An organism has the ability to symbol or it does not... there are no intermediate stages.
The Symbol is that which transforms an infant of homo sapiens into a human being... deaf mutes who grow up without the use of symbols are not human beings.
White's Law is the idea that culture evolves as the amount of energy harnessed or level of efficiency in putting it to work is increased.
