God and Reason in the Middle Ages

by Edward Grant

Book Overview

Between 1100 and 1600, the emphasis on reason in the learning and intellectual life of Western Europe became more pervasive and widespread than ever before in the history of human civilization. Of crucial significance was the invention of the university around 1200, within which reason was institutionalized and where it became a deeply embedded, permanent feature of Western thought and culture. It is therefore appropriate to speak of an Age of Reason...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521003377
• ISBN13: 9780521003377
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"