"The Cultural Heritage of the Near East: A Bird's Eye View" Rémi Brague

a lecture by Rémi Brague at the University of Chicago on October 19, 2016.
cosponsored by the France Chicago Center and the Department of Near East Languages and Civilizations
In this lecture philosopher Rémi Brague provides a broad historical sketch of the intellectual and cultural heritage of the ancient near east. Showing the deep indebtedness of western civilization to this heritage, Professor Brague emphasizes the importance of preserving this heritage in the face of current threats to its survival.
Rémi Brague is Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Religious Philosophy at the Sorbonne and Romano Guardini Chair of Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich. In 2012, he was awarded the Ratzinger Prize for Theology. He is author of numerous books on classical and medieval culture, religion, literature, and law, including "Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization" and "Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea."
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