The legend of the Middle Ages : philosophical explorations of medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam / Rémi Brague ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brague, Rémi, 1947-

Standardized Title:

Au moyen du Moyen Age. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Medieval.

Philosophy and religion--History--To 1500.

Philosophy and religion.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 287 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Contents:

Part I Generalities

1 The Lessons of the Middle Ages 25

2 The Meaning and Value of Philosophy in the Three Medieval Cultures 41

3 Just How Is Islamic Philosophy Islamic? 57

Part II Common Themes

4 Is Physics Interesting? Some Responses from Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages 73

5 The Flesh: A Medieval Model of Subjectivity 91

6 The Denial of Humanity: On the Judgment "Those People Are Not Men" in Some Ancient and Medieval Texts 107

Part III Comparisons

7 Three Muslim Views of the Christian City 121

8 The Jihad of the Philosophers 131

Part IV Filiations

9 Inclusion and Digestion: Two Models of Cultural Appropriation, in Response to a Question of Hans-Georg Gadamer (Tubingen, September 3, 1996) 145

10 The Interpreter: Reflections on Arabic Translations 159

11 The Entry of Aristotle in Europe: The Arab Intermediary 169

12 The Extra-European Sources of Philosophic Europe 175

Part V Pricked Balloons

13 Some Mediterranean Myths 185

14 Was There Any Dialogue between Religions in the Middle Ages? 193

15 Geocentrism as the Humiliation of Man 203

16 Was Averroes a "Good Guy"? 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-278) and index.

Translated from the French.

ISBN:

9780226070803

0226070808

OCLC:

233635044