Table of Contents

The Greek Miracle -- City and Science; The Contribution of Rome -- Private Law and Humanism; The Papal Revolution; The Rise of Liberal Democracies; The Universality of Western Culture; For a Union of the West; Conclusion.

About the Author

Philippe Nemo is Professor of Philosophy and the History of Ideas at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris. Emmanuel Levinas, a major voice in twentieth century European thought, died in late 1995. His works include Ethics and Infinity, Totality and Infinity and Time and the Other. Michael Kigel holds a postdoctoral fellowship in philosophy and religious studies at the University of Toronto.