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Aristotle's Children
How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages
Richard E. Rubenstein
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Synopsis |
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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.
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Praise |
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"[An] accomplished, entertaining history of ideas."
Alibi,
"Anyone who wants to understand where we are going in the great political struggles over religion, read this amazing story."
Marc Gopin,author of Holy War: Holy Peace: How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East,
"Christianity's 'rediscovery' of Aristotle through Muslim Spain...challenges generations today to reclaim the interrelatedness of reason, science and religion."
John L. Esposito,author of What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam,
"With a lively, engaging style, ARISTOTLE'S CHILDREN is a remarkable book that illuminates the long-standing relations between faith and reason."
Edward Grant,Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Indiana University,
"Relevant and captivating."
R. Scott Appleby,Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame,
"An intellectual thriller. The real-life adventure of how the great thinker was found again… told with zest and excitement."
Jack Miles,Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography,
"A compelling account of how the rediscovery of Aristotle changed the way the Western world looked at humans, God, nature."
School Library Journal,
"Stimulating and thought-provoking reading, overturning caricatures of scholastic philosophy while suggesting how its insights can be applied to the present."
The Christian Century,
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Biography |
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Richard E. Rubenstein, a professor of conflict resolution and public affairs at George Mason University, is the author of When Jesus Became God. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
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General Subjects |
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History- Medieval
History- General
Philosophy- History & Surveys/General
Religion- History
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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Social Sciences- History-Other
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Social Sciences- Religion-General
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Rights Details |
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Main Selection of History Book Club
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First Serial/Second Serial/Book Club/Audio/Electronic/UK/Translation: Harcourt
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Rights Information |
Harvest Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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