History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 196 - Arts of Darkness - Introduction to Medieval Philosophy
Nov 3, 2014
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Medieval Label Misleads
- The term "medieval" evokes darkness but misleads about intellectual life in Europe.
- The series will show medieval thought deserves sustained, serious attention.
Scope: Latin Christendom To 1400
- This series focuses on Latin Christendom from the Carolingian period to 1400.
- Peter sets geographic and temporal boundaries while noting fuzzy transitions into the Renaissance.
Carolingian Intellectual Revival
- The Carolingian Renaissance under Charlemagne renewed study of the liberal arts.
- Scholars like Alcuin revived philosophy and led to continuous European philosophical activity.