馬丁路德畫像，取自路德「教會被巴比倫俘擄」（譯註：馬丁路德於1520年發表了三篇改教運動論文，其中第二篇即為「教會被巴比倫俘擄」）一書。（影像來源：美國國會圖書館） Portrait of Martin Luther from Luther's On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, 1520. (Image courtesy of theLibrary of Congress.)
This subject surveys the main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period.Such a foundation course is central to the humanities in Europe (Geistesgeschichte, histoire des idées).The curriculum introduces a set of ideas and arguments that have played a formative role in European cultural history, and acquaints them with some exemplars of critical thought.With each text, special consideration will be devoted to the work's enduring influence over contemporary European culture.
