Paradise Restored: The Mechanical Arts from Antiquity Through the 13th Century Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 80, Part 1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781422374191)

This is a print on demand ed. Since the Renaissance, historians, philosophers, and others have judged the positive and negative contributions of the Middle Ages (MA) to the development of Western civilization. These writers have assessed the extent to which medieval culture and institutions may have either hindered or fostered scientific and technological progress. Contents of this study: (1) Introduction: The History of the Problem; (2) Liberal and Illiberal Arts: The Classification of Technical Arts in Antiquity; (3) Crafts, Philosophy, and the Liberal Arts in the Early MA; (4) Paradise Restored: Hugh of St. Victor and the Mechanical Arts in the 12th & 13th Cent.; (5) The Mechanical Arts and the Aristotelian Tradition; and (6) Conclusion.

Author: Elspeth Whitney
ISBN-10: 142237419X
ISBN-13: 9781422374191
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 169
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d