A new history of the humanities: the search for principles and patterns from antiquity to the present

Preface 1. Introduction: The Quest for Principles and Patterns 2. Antiquity: The Dawn of the 'Humanities' 3. Middle Ages: The Universal and the Particular 4. Early Modern Era: The Unity of the Humanities 5. Modern Era: The Humanities Renewed 6. Conclusions: Insights from the Humanities that Changed the World Appendix A. A Note about Method Appendix B. Most Important Chinese Dynasties