Aristotle's way of thinking referred to as Aristotelian materialism was the beginning of scientific inquiry and because of this he is referred to as the father of modern science. ... This began a period referred to as the Renaissance. Renaissance means rebirth which fits this period since it was the rebirth of Aristotelian materialism. ... The story Oedipus the king was somewhat of a warning of how people were beginning to think about religion and science. ...

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Nowadays I feel that their is a sort of antipathy towards Arab-Americans after the terrorist attacks on 9-11 by arab terrorists just like their was a resentment toward Japanese-Americans 60 years ago after the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan.. But people do not realize the great contr...

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During the beginning of Islam, the faithful peoples did not eat for one month while in the desert, this is done to remember them. ... This was essentially a renaissance of Platonic and Aristotelian studies in the Arab world. ...

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As the Dark Ages came to a close the ideas of the Renaissance started to take hold, and the church's power gradually began to dwindle. ... From the very beginning of Islam, Muhammad had indoctri-nated a sense of brotherhood and a bond of faith among his followers. ...

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There are some elemental concepts that underlie her analysis of fundamentalism in all three, and it is helpful at the beginning of these lessons to review these precepts: There are two broad ways of grounding our faith: mythos and logos. ... To me, the beginning verses of John express an almost perfect balance of mythos and logos. ... Of course, until the Renaissance, various religious empires had controlled the world - e.g., the Holy Roman Empire. ... In the 16th century, and the beginning of what we consider to be the modern age (1492), three great Muslim empires were established: ...

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