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Aristotle's children : how Christians, Muslims, and Jews rediscovered ancient wisdom and illuminated the Dark Ages / Richard E. Rubenstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubenstein, Richard E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle.
- Scholasticism.
- Aristotle--Influence.
- Faith and reason--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Faith and reason.
- Faith and reason--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 368 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, [2003]
- Summary:
- The author of "When Jesus Became God" reveals how Aristotle's works, rediscovered in the Middle Ages, set the stage for the Renaissance and began the rift between faith and science that plagues Christianity today.
- Contents:
- Prologue : the medieval star-gate
- "The master of those who know" : Aristotle rediscovered
- The murder of "Lady Philosophy" : how the ancient wisdom was lost, and how it was found again
- "His books have wings" : Peter Abelard and the revival of reason
- "He who strikes you dead will earn a blessing" : Aristotle among the heretics
- "Hark, hark, the dogs do bark" : Aristotle and the teaching friars
- "This man understands" : the great debate at the University of Paris
- "Ockham's razor" : the divorce of faith and reason
- "God does not have to move these circles anymore" : Aristotle and the modern world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-350) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0151007209
- OCLC:
- 51942792
- Online:
- Publisher description
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