Increasingly in recent years, we have come across this term.He appears with surprising consistency in the themes of speeches of politicians, the discussions about the problems of the people and the country, in public discussions.Often we associate with an aggressive form of chauvinism, nationalism.However chauvinism - a somewhat different phenomenon.
Interestingly, this concept is derived from the name of one of the veterans of the Bonapartist army, Nicolas Chauvin.Napoleon saw the glory of the French state as a powerful primarily in military terms.For the sake of this he sacrificed a whole generation of Europeans and especially the French themselves.However, even after the defeat of his commander in chief, despite such a large-scale sacrifice of his fanaticism, the country still remained loyal to him soldiers.One of them was Nicolas Chauvin.He is so stubbornly and blindly defended the former emperor, his name soon became a household name.Since chauvinism - is ultra-views, in which the idea of the superiority of any one nation over others becomes absolute.Today, this concept is often used together with clarifies the definition - Russian, German, French.In this sense, chauvinism - it really is the most radical and aggressive nationalism direction.However, if a more in-depth review, the term, we find out today that it has spread to other areas of life.In modern chauvinism - it's not just something to do with interethnic relations.
concept in the public slice
For example, we all face one way or another, with the concept of machismo.It turns out that it can take many forms and be directed against only other social categories.For example, the manifestations of chauvinism of men to women, adults, children, old people to young, rich to poor, healthy people with disabilities and so on.All of these forms are accompanied by conscious discrimination.
Chauvinism - the value biology
interesting that we have to be so-called forms of discrimination.So define the infringement of any other type of interests.A striking example of this form can be a person's attitude towards animals.There is also such a thing as carbon chauvinism.And here it is discriminatory is irrelevant.The concept is used in the context of the search for extraterrestrial life and kosmozoologii in general.The fact that absolutely all known forms of life on our planet have carbon as its fundamental basis.Furthermore, we are composed of those substances, which are most prevalent throughout the universe (carbon, hydrogen, and so on).This factor determines the popularity of the views of modern scientists that life forms, if they exist outside the Earth, also built of these compounds.Assumptions as of any other forms, for example based on silicon, are discarded.Actually, that last fact and led to the emergence of such a thing as a carbon chauvinism.
