Monthly Archives: April 2014

Occidental Ideas, Part 13: The End of the Gothic Age

Having read Spengler, and Toynbee, and referenced some others regarding the patterns in history, it strikes me someone ought to look at the evolution of the species in terms of intellectual diet. Thomas Aquinas seemingly provided a sound mixture of … Continue reading

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Occidental Ideas, Part 12: Thomas Aquinas (Aristotle baptized)

In the thirteenth century the mediaeval world crested, and Thomas Aquinas, the scintillate scholastic resident at the University of Paris, was its intellectual apex. His great contribution was to enlist Aristotle, the newly re-discovered “pagan philosopher”, for the service of … Continue reading

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