The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great

Ben Shapiros The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great is a provocative journey through over 3,500 years of Western intellectual history, arguing that the greatness of Western civilization is built upon two foundational pillars the Judeo-Christian moral vision and the Greek tradition of reason. Shapiro contends that when these two forces moral purpose and rational inquiry are weakened or abandoned, society suffers: loss of meaning, rise of subjectivity, tribalism, and decay of public life. But its also more than a diagnosis: Shapiro issues a call to action to revive both reason and virtue in our civic culture, to teach the next generation not just what to think, but how to think and how to live with purpose.