Interview

Why did you write the book Jan Sobieski: The King Who Saved Europe? Jan Sobieski was one of the most…

Why is Western civilization worth studying? By any standard, the intellectual, moral, religious, political, economic, scientific, technological, artistic, architectural and literary achievements of the West are extraordinary. It would be foolish not to study them, examine their roots and explore the complex relationships among them. [S]tudents are … inheritors of these achievements. Their culture—and, thus, their lives—have been shaped by them. They deserve to understand them. And if they are…

In this interview we speak with the French intellectual, Rémi Brague, about his life and work. The question of whether…