became the center of its own universe and its motto in life became “What’s in it for ME?” It is, in a very subtle way, still nothing more than humanism, or me-ism. During construction of Emerson Hall at Harvard University, president Charles Eliot invited psychologist and philosopher William James to suggest a suitable inscription for the stone lintel over the doors of the new home of the philosophy department. After some reflection, James sent Eliot a line from the Greek philosopher Protagoras: “Man