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Aristotle's Children : How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages by Rubenstein, Richard E. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Aristotle's Children : How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages about?
A true account of a turning point in medieval history that shaped the modern world, from a superb storyteller and the author of When Jesus Became God ( Los Angeles Times ). Europe was in the long slumber of the Middle Ages, the Roman Empire was in tatters, and the Greek language was all but forgottenuntil a group of twelfth-century scholars rediscovered and translated the works of Aristotle. The philosophers ideas spread like wildfire across Europe, offering the scientific view that the natural world, including the soul of man, was a proper subject of study. The rediscovery of these ancient ideas would spark riots and heresy trials, cause major upheavals in the Catholic Churchand also set the stage for todays rift between reason and religion. Aristotles Children transports us back to this pivotal moment in world history, rendering the controversies of the Middle Ages lively and accessible, and allowing us to understand the philosophical ideas that are fundamental to modern thought. A superb storyteller who breathes new life into such fascinating figures as Peter Abelard, Albertus Magnus, St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Aristotle himself. Los Angeles Times
Who reads Aristotle's Children : How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rubenstein, Richard E.
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780547350974
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Philosophy, Christian
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (619 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14