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Aristotle's Children: How Christian, Muslims and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages
Aristotle's Children: How Christian, Muslims and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages
Aristotle's Children: How Christian, Muslims and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages
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Aristotle's Children: How Christian, Muslims and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages

Written by Richard E. Rubenstein

Narrated by Nelson Runger

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Europe was in the long slumber of the Middle Ages, the Roman Empire was in tatters, and the Greek language was all but forgotten, until a group of twelfth-century scholars rediscovered and translated the works of Aristotle. His 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 sparked riots and heresy trials, caused major upheavals in the Catholic Church, and also set the stage for today's rift between reason and religion. In Aristotle's Children, Richard Rubenstein transports us back in 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.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 15, 2008
ISBN9781449801984
Aristotle's Children: How Christian, Muslims and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages
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Richard E. Rubenstein

Richard E. Rubenstein is Professor of Conflict Resolution and Public Affairs at George Mason University. His previous books include When Jesus Became God and Aristotle's Children.

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    Rubenstein presents the Aristotelian revolution in an incredibly vivid and lively way. Using the views and themes of the protagonists from Tertullian to Hobbes, he develops a historical kaleidoscope that also sharpens our view of contemporary issues. I read the work while listening to the audio book. It should be required reading for anyone interested in the foundations and development of Western thought!
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    Most fascinating book following the adventures of Reason lost in the everlasting crazyness of Cristianity.