Showing posts with label medieval philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medieval philosophy. Show all posts
Thursday, March 7, 2024

A review of “St. Thomas Aquinas” (audiobook)

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The Italian philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas is appreciated by more than just  Catholics . He is also venerated by some  Protestant groups , ...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

A review of “Duns Scotus and Medieval Christianity” (audiobook)

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The  Scottish   philosopher   Duns Scotus  got a bad rap after his death. The English word “dunce” comes from the name of “Duns Scotus.” ...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

A review of “Maimonides and Medieval Jewish Philosophy” (audiobook)

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Moses ben Maimon (better known as Maimonides ) was one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages . He was a  Jewish   philosophe...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

A review of “Medieval Science” (audiobook)

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The medieval period is often seen as “backwards” today – and to some extent, this really is true. But this era also had some great science, ...
Sunday, August 28, 2022

A review of “St. Augustine” (audiobook)

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In the fourth century CE, the  Roman emperor Constantine  converted to  Christianity , causing many of his subjects to follow his lead in th...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

A review of “Avicenna and Medieval Muslim Philosophy” (audiobook)

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During the Middle Ages , the  Muslim world  helped to keep  Greek philosophy  alive. In the wake of the Roman Empire’s fall in the fifth cen...
Friday, June 15, 2018

When King John signed the Magna Carta, it was like signing a surrender document …

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“No freemen shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or in any way destroyed , nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, exce...