Medieval Foundations of Western Civilization
Author | : George Clarke Sellery |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 633 |
Release | : 1929 |
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Author | : George Clarke Sellery |
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Total Pages | : 633 |
Release | : 1929 |
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Author | : George Clarke Sellery |
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Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Civilization, Medieval |
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Author | : Marcia L. Colish |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780300078527 |
This magisterial book is an analysis of the course of Western intellectual history between A.D. 400 and 1400. The book is arranged in two parts: the first surveys the comparative modes of thought and varying success of Byzantine, Latin-Christian, and Muslim cultures, and the second takes the reader from the eleventh-century revival of learning to the high Middle Ages and beyond, the period in which the vibrancy of Western intellectual culture enabled it to stamp its imprint well beyond the frontiers of Christendom. Marcia Colish argues that the foundations of the Western intellectual tradition were laid in the Middle Ages and not, as is commonly held, in the Judeo-Christian or classical periods. She contends that Western medieval thinkers produced a set of tolerances, tastes, concerns, and sensibilities that made the Middle Ages unlike other chapters of the Western intellectual experience. She provides astute descriptions of the vernacular and oral culture of each country of Europe; explores the nature of medieval culture and its transmission; profiles seminal thinkers (Augustine, Anselm, Gregory the Great, Aquinas, Ockham); studies heresy from Manichaeism to Huss and Wycliffe; and investigates the influence of Arab and Jewish writing on scholasticism and the resurrection of Greek studies. Colish concludes with an assessment of the modes of medieval thought that ended with the period and those that remained as bases for later ages of European intellectual history.
Author | : Francis Oakley |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780802067074 |
A far-ranging study examines five critical areas in which medieval civilization departed from earlier civilizations, and thereby contributed to the development of a unique European culture. A reprint of the 1974 edition.
Author | : Thomas F. X. Noble |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Civilization, Western |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Teaching Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Athens (Greece) |
ISBN | : |
From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and Alexander the Great. It then considers Western Europe as it expands physically and culturally, and initiates the globalization of Western civilization with the Portuguese and Spanish voyages of exploration and discovery.
Author | : Captivating History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781637169506 |
Did you know that Western civilization has influenced the lives of almost everyone alive today? What do you know about Western civilization? It might sound like a funny question to ask, but a lot of people don't realize how much the West has impacted the world. The values of Western civilization have influenced laws, people's sense of individuality, and even our morals. This book will trace Western civilization back to its roots. In this epic quest, we head all the way back to Greece when Greek philosophers like Socrates and Plato pondered the very meaning of life. Explore the depths of knowledge that were probed by Greek schools of thought, such as the Stoics and the Cynics. Was it better to stoically grin and bear the troubles of life as the Stoics advised, or was it better to simply shrug one's shoulders and declare everything to be pointless, stupid, and absurd? And in the middle of these philosophers' quest, a missionary from Judea named Paul of Tarsus stepped in to spread the "good news" of the Gospels. Christianity and other schools of thought converged, and the Roman Empire helped to facilitate the spread of these ideas far and wide. Soon, the foundations for Western civilization had been firmly established. These ideas would later undergo renaissances, reformations, and scientific revolutions, but the basic foundation has remained in place. Here, in this book, we explore all of the fascinating aspects of the great framework upon which our modern Western civilization rests. In this book, you will learn the following: Greek philosophical and scientific discoveries The convergence of Greco-Roman and Christian beliefs How Western civilization transformed during the Middle Ages The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution The march toward modernism and how that impacted the globe And much more!
Author | : Anthony Esolen |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2008-05-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1596980664 |
Everything you should know--but PC professors won't teach--about Western heritage. Western civilization is the envy of the globe. It has given to the world universally accepted understandings of human rights (rooted in Judeo-Christian principles), created standards for art, music, and literature that have never been equaled, and originated political and social systems that have spread all across the planet. Political correctness now obscures these and other truths about Western civilization. Leftists and Islamic jihadists find common cause in assailing Western "colonialism," "imperialism," and "racism" as its defining characteristics. Guilt-ridden Western leaders and public figures speak of their cultural patrimony in disparaging terms they would never dare to use about a non-Western culture. And in universities, "multicultural"-minded professors flatter students into believing they have nothing really to learn from Sophocles or Shakespeare. But now, Professor Anthony Esolen--one of the team-teachers of Providence College's esteemed Development of Western Civilization Core Curriculum--has risen to the West's defense. The Politically Incorrect Guide(TM) to Western Civilizationtakes on the prevailing liberal assumptions that make Western civilization the universal whipping boy for today's global problems - and introduces you to the significant events, individuals, nations, ideas, and artistic achievements that make Western civilization the greatest the world has ever known. Today, defending the West has become an urgent imperative: if we don't value what we have and what we have inherited, we will surely lose it.The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Western Civilizationis an essential sourcebook for that defense.
Author | : Edward Grant |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1996-10-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521567626 |
This 1997 book views the substantive achievements of the Middle Ages as they relate to early modern science.
Author | : Thomas F. X. Noble |
Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 976 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781133602712 |
Europe's place in the world throughout the narrative and in the primary source feature, The Global Record. The seventh edition has been carefully revised and edited for greater accessibility, and features a streamlined design that incorporates pedagogical features such as focus questions, key terms, and section summaries to better support students of western civilization. The reconceived narrative and restructured organization, featuring smaller, more cohesive learning units, lend to greater ease of use for both students and instructors. History CourseMate, a set of media-rich study tools with interactive eBook that gives students access to quizzes, flashcards, primary sources, videos and more, are available for this new edition. (CourseMate may be bundled with the text or purchased separately.) Available in the following split options: WESTERN CIVILIZATION: BEYOND BOUNDARIES, Seventh Edition Complete, Volume I: To 1715, Volume II: Since 1560, Volume A: To 1500, Volume B: 1300-1815, and Volume C: Since 1789. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.