I'm totally with you on that, it's a very interesting point and the notion of what a civilization is or how the people being part of it interact together is fascinating! I don't know if you are familiar with Isaac Asimov's books but he tackled the issue of civilizations and how the interactions inside of them would be completly different from what we know. For your definition, I have a question which is more philosophical than anything else. Do the members have to be aware that they're sharing a common goal and structure? Or is it something defined by an outsider or later in time when you have some insight about that said civilization? Good job!
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Thank you mystis! I'm glad you find my point interesting and civilizations fascinating. I am familiar with some of Asimov's works (Foundation ofc), as for your question the answer is no, the members of the civilization need not declare to be a part of it. I'm building this theoretical framework solely for humans to use as a means to quantify and compare the few key distinctive indicators of prosperity/advancement of a civilization. It is probable that an advanced and different civilization would not even be able to comprehend the notions used to build this framework, or that they would a framework of their own. :)
Edit: The members need only be part of the organizational and development efforts, live in the arbitrary area, and share a cultural and way of life baseline/order
Nice! looking forward to see more of your writing :)