L'Europa tra Oriente e Occidente e il suo asse medio

Europe between East and West and its Medium Axis

Abstract

Orient and Occident are not only two geographical and historical entities, but also two spiritual categories: the land of spirituality, and the land of rationality and matter. The paper is a reflection on where and how Europe can restore its cultural and political centrality between the Occident and the Orient. The uniqueness of Europe’s heritage of pluralistic universalism can help to reorientate a disoriented Occident. For this reason Europe has to find its equilibrium by reinforcing the complementary relationship between the two historical geo-cultural coordinates that mark its Medium Axis: Mitteleuropa and the Mediterranean area.