1. World problems
  2. Decadence

Decadence

  • Degeneracy
  • Dependence on decadence
  • Decadent people

Nature

Decadence revels in an excess of sensual pleasure which may be obtained through alcohol, drugs, sex, risk or violence or foul language. It may result from a tolerant attitude in society, lack of religious or moral conviction, lack of legislation or law enforcement, corruption or general social stress. It may also result in disease, death and social disintegration. Decadence in art and in other aspects of culture has been theorized to be caused by a racial, genetic decay, hence the term 'degeneracy'.

Background

Decadence is said to have been a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire. Decadence in the sense of aestheticism, homosexuality, alcoholism and drug taking was noted in western Europe at the end of the 19th century. In the first half of the 20th century, Nazism decreed the degeneracy of Cubism, Fauvism, Dada, Surrealism and other styles, also Jazz, Serial 12 tone music, and Bauhaus design.

Incidence

Modern decadence has been attributed particularly to industrialized capitalist countries; but it also occurs in the sense of juvenile delinquency, alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual license and bureaucratic and party functionary indulgences in eastern European countries and the USSR.

Claim

Decadence is a critical problem eroding the very foundations of our society. When self-indulgence, moral decline, and apathy become the norm, progress stalls and communities fracture. We cannot ignore the corrosive effects of decadence—it breeds complacency, undermines values, and weakens our collective resolve. If we fail to confront this issue head-on, we risk losing not only our cultural vitality but also our capacity to address the challenges of the future.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Counter-claim

Decadence and degeneracy are polemical terms used to denigrate changes and experimentation in behaviour and creative expression. No proof that a society can decay or a race degenerate has ever been offered, and the so-called decline and fall of the Roman Empire is considered by many scholars as merely a semantic invention.

Broader

Vice
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Narrower

Promiscuity
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Debauchery
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Hedonism
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Aestheticism
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Decadent music
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Aggravates

Alienation
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Social breakdown
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Hypersensitivity
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Cruel sports
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Depravity
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Obscenity
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Aggravated by

Related

Immorality
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Complacency
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Permissiveness
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Excess
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Gambling
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Strategy

Degenerating
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Being decadent
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Value

Independence
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Dependence
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Degeneration
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Decadence
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Cant
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Reference

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(B) Basic universal problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
B2542
DOCID
11225420
D7NID
143975
Editing link
Official link
Last update
May 19, 2022