Globalization and Transcendence

It is from the perspective of the species that Globalization is conceived as a process of Integration.  But, from the perspective of the parts of the species, e. g. nations, and their members, it is experienced as Transcendence.  For, to 'transcend', stripped of its usual Ontological or Theological exaggeration, is to surpass some given, and the transitions from Tribe to City to Nation to Cosmopolis each surpasses some status quo.  Now, the concept of Human Universality has been impelling these transitions for centuries, to greater and lesser degrees of abstraction.  So, what is distinctive about the most recent phases of History is that Globalization has been becoming more and more concrete, e. g. the Internet, the United Nations, rapidity of transportation, etc.