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[title] => INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY IN VERSE
[time] => 2010-06-12 00:49:44
[hometext] => MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY covers roughly a thousand years of History , which basically concers the advent of Christianity, which has been forgotten by our present generation mostly !
[bodytext] => For all true lovers of Philosophy ! I will be submitting this serially , since it covers a thousand years of actual History ! I have tried to keep it simple & diluted , so that the readers can enjoy it, Even Without Having Read Philosophy !Sources for my work are books of Philosophy by Frank Thilly, Sir BertrandRussell & others . I also had been a student of Philosophy once ! Happy reading ! INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY THE HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY IN VERSE BY RAJ NANDY ‘’I HUMBLY INVOKE THE GODS THAT BE , AS I COMMENCE TO WRITE –‘THE HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY’- AS A SEQUEL TO MY EARLIER ‘HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY’, WITH ALL SINCERITY ! TO LEAVE BEHIND MY WORK FOR POSTERITY !’’ ALL COPY RIGTS ARE RESERVED BY - RAJ NANDY (65yrs) NEW DELHI 2010 INTRODUCTION Background During the second half of 5th century CE , With the disintegration of the Roman civilization , There was also a decay of culture and of all shared institutions , - That had long sustained philosophic activity in late antiquity ! Thus Medieval Philosophy became deprived , - Of Greek language and classical texts and thoughts ; And only Latin had remained as a language , - For all intellectual discourse ! Latin provided access to Cicero , Seneca , and the Latin Church Fathers ; And to the works of St Augustine and those of Boethius ! Yet despite the demise of the Empire’s social structure , The Church had remained as the only institution , - Capable of supporting intellectual culture ! The Medieval philosopher mostly trained in ecclesiastical institutions , Were basically theologians , without any false pretension ! While Christianity provided a great stimulus , - for all philosophical speculations ! Thus Medieval Philosophy took roots in an intellectual environment , Permeated with religious texts and ideas , For its further advancement ! Time Frame : It becomes difficult to provide firm cut-off dates , Since Medieval Philosophy covers a wide and motley canvas , Which cannot be treated as unified or as homogeneous ! From the disintegration of the Roman Empire – in the early 5th century AD , Till the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 ; From the philosophy of St Augustine till the time of Descartes ; Covers a broad and sweeping canvas and a motley visage , Embodying a rich and most varied part of Western intellectual heritage ! Its Main Ingredients : Coming to the main ingredients of Medieval Philosophy ; - It contains classical and pagan elements of Greek philosophic speculations , Including those of later Neo-platonic version ; Mixed with the emerging influences of Christian religion ! It gets seasoned with flavouring from Jewish and Islamic intellectual heritage , Stirred and simmered for a period of about 1300 years or so , Resulting in a potent theological brew , - On which the Medieval Philosophy developed and grew ! Philosophy’s Quest : Philosophy in its eternal quest for wisdom and truth , When confronted with the question of good and evil , Now finds a newly emerging Christian faith , - Which was able to save mankind from the very devil ! And to recall what St Augustine had said , That one must begin to reason with faith , And believe in God to better human reason ; Since pursuit of knowledge without faith , - smacked of treason ! Philosophy now becomes a handmaiden of Theology ! Its logical contents and speculations were increasingly used , - To justify the new religion of Christianity ! Initially Medieval Philosophy began with the influence of Plato , But from 13th century onwards , the influence of Aristotle began to dominate the show ! Only to be later displaced by the inductive reasoning of the Renaissance , Ushering in a new era of scientific speculations and discourse ! Scope of Work : For better understanding I have divided my work into three sections ; Pre-Augustine , Augustine , and Post- Augustine ! Since St Augustine stands like a giant colossus , Whose shadow looms large over the entire Medieval canvas ; Thus providing a suitable reference point for easy demarcation for us ! So my work commences with Advent of Christianity and the Period of Evangelization ; With the pioneering work of Church Fathers , - Along with its many religious heresies and countless persecutions ! Section Two covers the philosophical work of great St. Augustine ; Finally , highlighting the work of those who spent their life-time , Justifying God’s existence with logical reasoning and faith , - Till it blossomed as Scholastic Philosophy and began to spread ; And their ceaseless efforts to synthesize Medieval faith and theology , - With Greek classical reasoning and philosophy ! .............................................................................. (Next portion will cover the "Advent of Christianty" -which forms the backbone of Medieval Philosophy !) Thanks for reading , -Raj NandY Bob Blackwell likes this poem ! "Raj, I have found your work most interesting to read. Thank you for all the research and writing!" .............................................................................................................................................................................. 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