Jeff A. Benner, AHRC
In the world, past and present, there are two major types of cultures; the Hebrew (or eastern) culture and the Greek (or western) culture. Both of these cultures view their surroundings, lives, and purpose in ways which would seem foreign to the other. With the exception of a few [...]
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From : History of Islamic Philosophy (Columbia University Press, New York, 1983)
by : Majid Fakhry
Chapter Seven
The Interaction of Philosophy and Dogma
I The Eclipse of Theological Rationalism
As we mentioned earlier, the rise of Scholastic theology in the middle of the eighth century was the outcome of a new spirit of inquiry, which the introduction of Greek [...]