HoP 171 - Golden Ages - The Later Eastern Traditions
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Peter Adamson: What have the Muslims done for us lately? The question is a serious historical puzzle. In the 7th to 12th centuries, the Muslims conquered a vast empire and produced scientists and mathematicians like Ibn al-Haitham or Al-Huaresmi. Sadly, starting in the 13th century or so, we have a situation of terminal decline, both politically and intellectually.
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