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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Harvest Books; New edition edition (Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0156030098
  • ISBN-13: 978-0156030090
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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PRAISE FOR ARISTOTLE'S CHILDREN
"A superb storyteller who breathes new life into such fascinating figures as Peter Abelard, Albertus Magnus, St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Aristotle himself." -Los Angeles Times




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Traces the rediscovery and translation of the works of Aristotle at the height of the Dark Ages, chronicling the rapid spread of the intellectual's philosophies and the ensuing backlash on the part of the Catholic Church.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Who is Aristotle and how did he beget all these kids?, 22 Oct 2007
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This review is from: Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
I may have thought I was well-read. I'd been exposed to Plato and to Plotinus, but I knew almost nothing about Aristotle. So this book was a good introduction and wake-up call to Aristotle and his impact. As Rubenstein reveals, Aristotle is important to what we have become and to what we need to do.

I viewed the Roman Catholic Church during the Dark Ages as monolithic. I knew of the Cathars but not of the influence Aristotle had had on their leaders. Rubenstein reveals a good deal about the diversity of thought within the Roman Catholic Church during those times. The Inquisition may have been formed, and resorted to such extremes, precisely because there were so many people in so many groups and places who were finding the Church no longer relevant. But, as Rubenstein shows, there was adjustment within the Church to accomodate views informed by Aristotle. He does that by providing a good deal of historical detail about such medieval intellectuals as Abelard, Siger de Brabant Thomas Aquinus, and William of Ockham. The core of this book lies in how compelling Rubenstein recreates such people and the times that challenged them.

If back then the Church was able to make an effort to "reconcile faith with reason", why, as Rubenstein concludes, isn't that being done much today. On one side, scientists who can be dismissive of religion and non-science and, on the other, fundamentalists can be dismissive not only of science but also of non-fundamentalist Christianity. Rather than efforts at reconcilation, we have law suits and political fights over Supreme Court nominations. Meanwhile no one, if honest, can tell us where we came from or where we are going. Rubenstein doesn't attempt an answer to this problem but does recognize is as a problem, notes how the lessons of the "Dark Ages" apply, and suggests the benefit of contemporary thinkers joining together to look for ways to bring faith and reason back "to the bargaining table".

Rubenstein brings to life profound thinkers I had hardly heard of. The writing is intelligent and not at all pedantic. I've added another book by Rubenstein, "When Jesus Became God", to my reading list, but meanwhile I'm grateful to Rubenstein for this meaty book. A professor of conflict resolution, he seems to know that presenting common background facts is a great way to prepare all sides for coming to the table. This book made me feel good: our ancestors were more formidable than I had realized.
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