Contemporary history of Europe

THE ORIGINS OF THE EUROPEAN IDEA - LOOKING BACK TO LEAP FORWARD

Abstract_THE ORIGINS OF THE EUROPEAN IDEA

Despite its historical divisions, Europe was built on a shared set of ideas, ranging from Greco-Latin humanism to the principles of the French Revolution. Before the people of Europe achieved the unification of their continent by the force of law, several other figures – emperors, princes and conquerors – envisaged a single space “ruled by one Crown”. Over the centuries, many philosophers, writers and legal experts developed theories on the rapprochement of the peoples of Europe.

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