Their belonging to Islam remains, however, a fundamental fact. The Koran has not engendered, as we know, any dogmatic theology analogous to that which dominated Europe. There are several reasons for this; first, most of the theological controversies arose from … Read More
The destinies of the West during the Middle Ages were partly determined by the Arab conquest which, extending from India to Spain and advancing to the south of Italy and the Greek islands, formed a sort of screen between Europe … Read More
Around the 5th century, the unity of Mediterranean civilization was broken at the same time as political unity. With the destruction of cities which marked the invasion of the Barbarians throughout the West, the traditional centers of culture disappeared; with … Read More
Realism was a response to philosophical questions posed in different terms depending on the era. We can then distinguish three important periods in the history of philosophical realism, corresponding to three types of debates: Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Quarrel … Read More
Middle Ages (Teaching Boethius, manuscript of the Consolation of Philosophy, 1385.) The aesthetics of the Middle Ages take up the principles of Neoplatonism by relating them to the theological model of Christianity. It is considered then that in artistic creation … Read More
Kosovo will proclaim soon, in some hours, its independence. It’s a fact. Kosovo will be the world’s newest state. And it will be recognized by US and most of the European countries, as well as the most other countries. But … Read More
