The most renowned French specialists in their fields have contributed to the sixth volume in the series of lectures “L’Université de tous les savoirs”.

The present collection sheds light on the issues raised by today’s globalised but dispersed world, the future of Europe, arts and culture, beliefs and convictions — everything that contributes to the spirit of the age.

With contributions by Cengiz Aktar, Michka Assayas, Marc Augé, Bertrand Badie, Henri Bacry, Laurence Bénaïm, Claude Birman, Yves Bonnefoy, René Bonnell, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Dominique Bourg, Daniel Buren, Roger Chartier, Anne Cheng, Jean-Louis Cohen, Daniel Cohen-Bendit, Antoine Compagnon, Louis Dandrel, Marie Darrieussecq, Michel Deguy, Mireille Delmas-Marty, Jean Delumeau, Jean-Luc Domenach, Paul Dumouchel, Gilbert Durand, Pascal Engel, Robert Esposito, Mathias Fink, Elisabeth de Fontenay, Marc Fumaroli, Marcel Gauchet, Gérard Genette, Andrei Gratchev, Xavier Greffe, Serge Guilbaut, Claude Habib, Danielle Hervieu Léger, Eric J. Hobsbawm, Mahmoud Hussein, François Jullien, Pierre Kipré, Renée Koering Joulain, Jacques Laskar, Mark Levene, Claude Makovski, Patrick Mauries, Elikia M’Bokolo, Pierre Milza, Jean-Pierre Mohen, Sami Nair, Tobie Nathan, André Orléan, Pierrette Poncela, Ginette Raimbault, Hubert Reeves, Violette Rey, Alina Reyes, Paul Ricoeur, Emma Rothschild, Jacques Rupnik, Pïerre Sansot, Jean-Marie Schaeffer, Claude Simmonot, Giulia Sissa, Peter Sloterdijk, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Mohammed Tozy, Christophe Thurieau, Georges Vigarello.