From the crisis confronting the former Yugoslav state to an increase in crime in our cities, humanity today has arrived at a perilous crossroad. According to Leslie Lipson, we have arrived at a critical stage in human history, a stage framed in a lowering of ethical standards. The Ethical Crises of Civilization examines those periods in history where similar crossroads occurred, crossroads that could serve as examples for confronting--and solving--today′s...