− | Editor's note: Most definitions of '''cosmopolis''' refer to what is effectively a large ''metropolis'', and though there may be a handful of 'great' cities in this world, none even remotely qualify as a 'universe city'. Nevertheless, this does not preclude cultivating an appreciation for the history of this idea that is served well by Stephen Toulmin's book, '''''Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity''''' ISBN 0226808386 | + | Editor's note: Most definitions of '''cosmopolis''' refer to what is effectively a large ''metropolis'', and though there may be a handful of 'great' cities in this world, including their 'universities' none even remotely qualify as a 'universe city'. Nevertheless, this does not preclude cultivating an appreciation for the history of this idea that is served well by Stephen Toulmin's book, '''''Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity''''' ISBN 0226808386 |