The Dark Ages, Medieval Scholasticism and the Rediscovery of Aristotle by Leonard Peikoff, pt. 27/50

History of Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff - Lesson 27 of 50

Leonard Peikoff discusses the stagnant Dark Ages, the major philosophical problems of Medieval Scholasticism and, finally, the major intellectual event of the Middle Ages — the rediscovery of all of Aristotle’s major works during the century between 1150 and 1250.

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[clairerobsin]

Great to see Dr. Piekoff's words and each letter thereof hammered out on the screen - thank you!

[ANKITKUMAR-kczw]

10:30 nominalism
18:58 Arselum argument for god(ontological argument)
23:00 monk gaunilo criticism
25:10 emergence of aristotle
33:20 question period

[marshallsilva]

Without Aristotle, Plato etc, there wouldn't be Christianity. This country rabbi Jesus was standing on shoulders of giants, merely preaching Greek Philosophy

[clairerobsin]

@4:20 ...yet at1215 AD - Magna Carta!

[mohamedmilad]

I am surprised of lack mention of muslim scholars like Avicena, Albironi, Averos and AlKalam philosophers, who preserved Greek knowledge from the library of Alexandria and introduced it to Europe via Spain. As though philosophy never existed outside Europe, even though, to my knowledge, most presocratic philosophers born in what is now known as Turkey. Huge blind spot. German idealism influenced heavily by Jewish knowledge arrived from Andulica spain prior and after the Catholic inquisition. That's because the author of objectivism doesn't acknowledge eastern philosophers for some reason. Not much of objectivism about the history of knowledge.