And to Dante's surprise, he found Aristotle among the souls in the "Citadel of Human Reason," who is described, "the master of those who know, ringed by the great souls of philosophy (Alighieri III. 131-132)." The philosophy of Aristotle influenced Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas, two of Dante's favorite Christian thinkers, whom, Raffa notes, "strove to validate the role of reason and to sharpen its relationship to faith." Dante also had the influence of Aristotelian thought on him, notably in the content of the moral structure of hell, which explain...

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This is where Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, were the influential thinkers on education. ... His humanistic views captivated many minds in Europe and later turned it from religion to philosophy and revealed the riches of pagan thought and art. ...

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The manuscript that caused the murders is the second part of the ''Poetics'' by Aristotle - a lost book containing his theory of comedy and laughter - has been found in the library and the murderer would do anything to stop the manuscript from being exposed to others. ... One might read the story as a mystery novel, as a medieval history textbook, or as a book about philosophy. ...

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For nearly 2,600 years, the preeminent philosophy in Western Civilization employed to "create- order in the world has been "Dualism,"" which is directly traceable to the 6th century B.C. ... Many predominant modern philosophies in Western civilization are directly traceable to Zoroastrianism through (1) the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Zeno, (2) the Roman Stoics, (3) the Manicheans and Saint Augustine of Hippo in the Third Century A.D., (4) the Albigensians of Southern France and Spain in the early Middle Ages, (5) the Italian scholastic philosopher Thomas Aquinas in the 13th cent...

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These schools specialized in the works of Aristotle, theology and philosophy. ... Davis, Oxford University Press. " measure [the middle ages] by the memories and the achievements that it has bequeathed to the modern world we must judge them by their philosophy and law, their poetry and architecture- Faith was also a very important aspect in medieval life. ...

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Medieval scholars designed their own brand of philosophy, interpreting the teachings of Aristotle to agree with their religious beliefs. Their combination of philosophy and theology is known as scholasticism. ... Two traditions of classical literature and philosophy separated the classical world, but were brought together for the first time in fruitful union by the church and rearranged into an educational method that would be the standard of learning for the next one thousand years. ... This explains, for instance, the medieval emphasis on philosophy. ... "Philosophy was discredited...

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Students could then choose to study further in law, medicine, philosophy, or theology. ... Unfortunately, many people do not take advantage of the fact they are blessed with the ability to learn and with resources that others such as, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo worked so hard to give us. ...

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For many centuries, there was very little scientific advancement due to a restraint the Catholic Church had over Europe during the Middle Ages, but this all changed during The Scientific Revolution. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had created a system of beliefs based on the teachings o...

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